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             The manner how statutes are enacted in Parliament by passing of bills collected many yeares past out of the iournalls of the House of Commons by W. Hakewil ... ; together with a catalogue of the speakers names.
             Hakewill, William, 1574-1655.
          
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           THE
           MANNER
           HOW
           
             STATVTES
          
           Are
           enacted
           in
           PARLIAMENT
           BY
           Passing
           of
           Bills
           .
        
         
           Collected
           many
           yeares
           past
           out
           of
           the
           Iournalls
           of
           the
           house
           of
           Commons
           .
        
         
           By
           
             W.
             Hakewil
          
           of
           Lincolnes
           Inne
           ,
           Esquire
           .
        
         
           Together
           with
           a
           Catalogue
           of
           the
           Speakers
           Names
           .
        
         
           London
           ,
           printed
           by
           
             T.
             H.
          
           for
           
             Iohn
             Benson
             ,
          
           at
           St.
           
             Dunstans
          
           Church
           yard
           .
           1641.
           
           
             Cum
             Privilegio
             .
          
        
      
       
       
       
         
           THE
           
             PREFACE
             .
          
        
         
           HAving
           about
           thirty
           yeeres
           past
           ,
           the
           free
           use
           and
           perusall
           of
           all
           the
           Iournalls
           of
           the
           
             Commons
          
           house
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           from
           the
           first
           yeare
           of
           K.
           
             Edward
          
           the
           sixth
           ,
           being
           the
           most
           ancient
           that
           they
           have
           )
           untill
           that
           time
           .
           And
           being
           unwilling
           to
           
           lose
           the
           advantage
           of
           that
           opportunity
           ,
           I
           read
           them
           all
           through
           ,
           and
           whatsoever
           I
           conceived
           to
           tend
           to
           the
           rule
           of
           the
           house
           ,
           (
           wherein
           I
           was
           the
           better
           inabled
           to
           udge
           ,
           in
           respect
           I
           had
           served
           in
           divers
           Parliaments
           ,
           or
           Sessions
           of
           Parliament
           before
           that
           time
           )
           I
           reduced
           under
           apt
           Parliamentary
           Titles
           :
           Amongst
           the
           rest
           in
           this
           Chapter
           of
           passing
           of
           
             Bills
             ,
          
           I
           was
           the
           more
           sedulous
           ,
           because
           it
           is
           indeed
           the
           daily
           and
           most
           proper
           worke
           of
           that
           house
           ,
           wherein
           I
           have
           beene
           carefull
           ,
           not
           to
           propose
           
           any
           thing
           for
           a
           rule
           ,
           for
           which
           I
           have
           not
           vouched
           the
           authority
           of
           the
           Iournall
           .
           Those
           my
           collections
           ,
           I
           imparted
           many
           yeeres
           since
           to
           some
           of
           my
           friends
           (
           which
           being
           by
           the
           length
           of
           time
           multiplied
           into
           very
           many
           copies
           )
           one
           of
           them
           (
           and
           I
           thinke
           the
           falsest
           written
           of
           all
           the
           rest
           )
           was
           without
           my
           knowledge
           lately
           printed
           ,
           and
           by
           the
           negligence
           of
           the
           Printer
           ,
           the
           errors
           of
           the
           copie
           were
           much
           increased
           ,
           insomuch
           that
           it
           pleased
           the
           honourable
           house
           of
           
             Commons
             ,
          
           (
           because
           it
           concerned
           their
           orders
           )
           
           to
           take
           notice
           thereof
           ,
           and
           take
           some
           order
           therein
           ;
           by
           which
           I
           was
           induced
           to
           make
           this
           publication
           ,
           being
           otherwise
           very
           unwilling
           to
           have
           appeared
           in
           print
           ,
           and
           to
           have
           subjected
           my selfe
           to
           publique
           censure
           .
        
         
           It
           were
           (
           in
           my
           poore
           opinion
           )
           to
           be
           wisht
           ,
           that
           the
           same
           course
           were
           taken
           by
           the
           house
           of
           
             Commons
             ,
          
           as
           was
           by
           the
           Lords
           in
           18.
           
           
             Iacobi
             Regis
             ,
          
           who
           appointed
           a
           
             Committee
          
           for
           the
           collecting
           of
           the
           rules
           and
           orders
           of
           that
           house
           ;
           which
           being
           collected
           ,
           they
           caused
           to
           
           be
           fairly
           ingrossed
           in
           a
           roll
           of
           parchment
           ,
           which
           by
           order
           is
           alwaies
           read
           in
           the
           beginning
           of
           every
           
             Parliament
             ,
          
           and
           resteth
           in
           the
           custody
           of
           the
           Clarke
           of
           that
           house
           ,
           to
           be
           presently
           resorted
           unto
           upon
           all
           occasions
           ,
           where
           by
           much
           of
           their
           pretious
           time
           is
           saved
           ,
           which
           other
           wise
           perhaps
           would
           have
           beene
           spent
           in
           the
           debating
           of
           the
           Rules
           and
           Orders
           of
           their
           house
           .
        
         
           Another
           excellent
           Order
           was
           made
           by
           their
           Lordships
           ,
           that
           once
           every
           weeke
           ,
           a
           
             Committee
          
           appointed
           for
           
           that
           purpose
           ,
           that
           should
           peruse
           and
           perfect
           the
           Clarkes
           notes
           ,
           and
           that
           at
           the
           end
           of
           every
           Session
           ,
           all
           the
           orders
           of
           that
           Session
           should
           bee
           ingrossed
           in
           vellam
           ,
           and
           fairely
           bound
           up
           ,
           which
           course
           first
           began
           in
           the
           time
           ,
           when
           my
           worthy
           friend
           Master
           
             Henry
             Elsynge
          
           that
           most
           industrious
           and
           able
           Gentleman
           ,
           was
           Clarke
           of
           that
           house
           ,
           and
           hath
           continued
           ever
           since
           ;
           whereas
           before
           that
           time
           all
           their
           Iournalls
           (
           of
           which
           the
           most
           ancient
           are
           from
           the
           begining
           of
           King
           
             Henry
          
           the
           eight
           )
           are
           in
           paper
           ,
           
           as
           are
           those
           of
           the
           
             Commons
          
           house
           ,
           but
           more
           fairely
           written
           .
        
         
           If
           to
           this
           care
           of
           perfecting
           of
           the
           Iournalls
           of
           the
           house
           of
           
             Commons
             ,
          
           there
           were
           some
           provision
           made
           by
           that
           house
           ,
           for
           the
           safe
           preserving
           of
           them
           ,
           answerable
           to
           that
           which
           the
           Lords
           have
           ,
           whose
           Clarke
           hath
           a
           house
           belonging
           to
           him
           ,
           and
           his
           successors
           ,
           where
           all
           their
           Records
           are
           kept
           to
           posterity
           ,
           the
           Iournalls
           and
           Records
           of
           the
           
             Commons
          
           house
           ,
           would
           not
           (
           as
           now
           they
           may
           )
           come
           to
           the
           hands
           of
           Executors
           
           or
           Administrators
           ,
           and
           bee
           removed
           to
           and
           fro
           in
           hazard
           of
           being
           lost
           ,
           or
           corrupted
           and
           defaced
           ,
           as
           is
           well
           knowne
           that
           some
           of
           them
           have
           beene
           ,
           and
           that
           in
           passages
           of
           the
           greatest
           moment
           ,
           whereby
           the
           Common
           wealth
           may
           receive
           great
           prejudice
           if
           it
           be
           not
           prevented
           ,
           which
           my
           humble
           propositions
           ,
           I
           do
           (
           together
           with
           this
           Treatise
           )
           in
           all
           humility
           submit
           to
           the
           great
           wisdome
           of
           that
           honourable
           Assembly
           ,
           by
           whose
           favor
           this
           is
           published
           :
        
         
           
             WIL
             .
             HAKEWIL
             .
          
        
      
       
       
         
           The
           Contents
        
         
           
             BY
             whom
             
               Bills
            
             are
             drawne
             and
             presented
             to
             the
             Parliament
             ,
             Fol.
             1
          
           
             Orders
             to
             be
             observed
             in
             preferring
             of
             
               Bills
            
             to
             be
             read
             ,
             6
          
           
             Touching
             the
             first
             reading
             of
             
               Bills
               ,
            
             10
          
           
             Touching
             the
             second
             reading
             and
             committing
             of
             
               Bills
               ,
            
             19
          
           
             Touching
             the
             third
             reading
             of
             
               Bils
               ,
            
             33
          
           
             Touching
             Provisoes
             ,
             Schedules
             ,
             Amendments
             ,
             and
             Amendments
             of
             Amendments
             ,
             45
          
           
             Touching
             the
             sending
             of
             
               Bills
            
             from
             one
             house
             to
             the
             other
             ,
             68
          
           
           
             Touching
             the
             Royall
             Assent
             ,
             74
             
             A
             report
             of
             divers
             memorable
             passages
             between
             both
             Houses
             in
             the
             Parliament
             ,
             18.
             
               Eliz
            
             concerning
             the
             adding
             of
             a
             proviso
             by
             the
             Commons
             ,
             unto
             a
             
               Bill
            
             sent
             to
             the
             Lords
             ,
             ingrossed
             and
             signed
             by
             the
             Queene
             ,
             and
             passed
             by
             the
             Lords
             for
             the
             restitution
             in
             blood
             of
             a
             certaine
             Lord
             ,
             and
             sent
             downe
             by
             the
             Lords
             to
             the
             house
             of
             
               Commons
               .
            
          
        
      
       
       
         
           A
           Catalogue
           of
           the
           Names
           of
           the
           Speakers
           of
           the
           Commons
           House
           of
           Parliament
           .
           
             Pag.
          
           105
        
         
           
             
               
                 PEtrus
                 de
                 Mountford
                 .
              
               
                 Pag.
                 106
              
            
             
               
                 Scroope
                 .
              
               
                 107
              
            
             
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Peter
                   de
                   la
                   Mare
                   .
                
              
               
                 107
              
            
             
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Hungerford
                   .
                
              
               
                 108
              
            
             
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Peirce
                   de
                   la
                   Mare
                
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Sir
                 
                   James
                   Pickering
                   .
                
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Sir
                 
                   John
                   Goldesborough
                   .
                
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Walgrave
                   .
                
              
               
                 109
              
            
             
               
                 Sir
                 
                   James
                   Pickering
                   .
                
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Sir
                 
                   John
                   Bushey
                   .
                
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Sir
                 
                   John
                   Bushey
                   .
                
              
               
                 110
              
            
             
               
                 Sir
                 
                   John
                   Cheney
                   .
                
              
               
                 111
              
            
             
             
               
                 John
                 Dorewood
                 .
              
               
                 112
              
            
             
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Arnold
                   Savage
                   .
                
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   de
                   Redeford
                   .
                
              
               
                 113
              
            
             
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Arnold
                   Savage
                   .
                
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Sturney
                   .
                
              
               
                 114
              
            
             
               
                 Sir
                 
                   John
                   Cheyney
                   .
                
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Sir
                 
                   John
                   Tibtoft
                   .
                
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Chanser
                 .
              
               
                 116
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Stonrton
                 .
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 John
                 Doreward
                 .
              
               
                 118
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Chanser
                 .
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Walter
                 Huugerford
                 .
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Redman
                 .
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Walter
                   Beauchamp
                   .
                
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Roger
                 Flower
                 .
              
               
                 119
              
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Bayuard
                 .
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 John
                 Russell
                 .
              
               
                 120
              
            
             
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomasa
                   Wuton
                   .
                
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Vernon
                 .
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 John
                 Tirell
                 .
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Mr.
                 William
                 Allington
                 .
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Tirell
                 .
              
               
                 121
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Russell
                 .
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Roger
                 Hurst
                 .
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Bowes
                 .
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
             
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Tirell
                   .
                
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Tirell
                   .
                
              
               
                 122
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Boerly
                 .
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Tressam
                 .
              
               
                 123
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Burley
                 .
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Tressam
                 .
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Day
                 .
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Popham
                   .
                
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Tresham
                 .
              
               
                 124
              
            
             
               
                 Sir
                 
                   William
                   Oldham
                   .
                
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Thorpe
                 .
              
               
                 125
              
            
             
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Charlton
                   .
                
              
               
                 126
              
            
             
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Wenlock
                   .
                
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Tresham
                 .
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Greene
                 .
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Iames
                   Strangwayes
                   .
                
              
               
                 127
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Say
                 .
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Allington
                 .
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Wood
                 .
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Catesbey
                 .
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Lovell
                 .
              
               
                 129
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Mordant
                 .
              
               
                 130
              
            
             
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Fitzwilliams
                   .
                
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Empson
                 .
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Reginald
                   Bray
                   .
                
              
               
                 131
              
            
             
             
               
                 Robert
                 Drury
                 .
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Inglefield
                 .
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Edmond
                 Dudley
                 .
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Inglefield
                   .
                
              
               
                 132
              
            
             
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Robert
                   Sheffeild
                   .
                
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Nevill
                   .
                
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   More
                   .
                
              
               
                 133
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Audeley
                 .
              
               
                 134
              
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Rich.
                 
              
               
                 135
              
            
             
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Nich.
                   Hare
                   .
                
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Moyle
                 .
              
               
                 136
              
            
             
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Baker
                   .
                
              
               
                 137
              
            
             
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Iames
                   Dyer
                   .
                
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Pollard
                 .
              
               
                 138
              
            
             
               
                 Clement
                 Higham
                 .
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Pollard
                 .
              
               
                 139
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Cordall
                 .
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Gargrave
                   .
                
              
               
                 140
              
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Williams
                 .
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Richard
                 Ousloe
                 .
              
               
                 141
              
            
             
               
                 Christopher
                 Wray
                 .
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Robert
                 Bell.
              
               
                 142
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Popham
                 .
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Mr.
                 Serjeant
                 
                   Puckering
                   .
                
              
               
                 143
              
            
             
               
                 Mr.
                 Serjeant
                 
                   Snagg
                   .
                
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
             
               
                 Edward
                 Cooke
                 .
              
               
                 144
              
            
             
               
                 Mr.
                 Serjeant
                 
                   Yelverton
                   .
                
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Mr.
                 Serjeant
                 
                   Crooke
                   .
                
              
               
                 145
              
            
             
               
                 Mr.
                 Serjeant
                 
                   Phelips
                   .
                
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Randall
                   Crew
                   .
                
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Richardson
                   .
                
              
               
                 146
              
            
             
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Crew
                   .
                
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Crew
                   .
                
              
               
                 147
              
            
             
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Heneage
                   Finch
                   .
                
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Iohn
                   Finch
                   .
                
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Iohn
                 Glanvile
                 .
              
               
                 148
              
            
             
               
                 William
                 Lenthall
                 .
              
               
                 Ibid.
                 
              
            
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           THE
           PASSING
           OF
           BILLS
           .
        
         
           
             CHAP.
             I.
             
          
           
             
               Sect.
               I.
               
            
             
               By
               whom
               Bills
               are
               drawne
               ,
               and
               presented
               to
               the
               Parliament
               .
            
             
               PUblique
               
                 Bills
              
               are
               usually
               drawne
               by
               such
               of
               the
               House
               (
               with
               the
               advice
               of
               Lawyers
               )
               as
               of
               themselves
               are
               earnestly
               inclined
               to
               the
               effecting
               of
               
               some
               publique
               good
               ,
               which
               requireth
               the
               assistance
               of
               some
               new
               Law
               ,
               which
               being
               faire
               written
               in
               paper
               ,
               with
               wide
               lines
               ,
               they
               are
               either
               by
               some
               member
               of
               the
               house
               publiquely
               presented
               to
               the
               Speaker
               in
               the
               house
               ,
               with
               some
               short
               speech
               setting
               forth
               the
               needfulnesse
               of
               a
               Law
               in
               that
               behalfe
               ,
               or
               are
               delivered
               in
               private
               to
               the
               Speaker
               or
               the
               Clarke
               of
               the
               Parliament
               ,
               to
               bee
               presented
               to
               the
               house
               at
               some
               time
               convenient
               .
               And
               it
               is
               in
               the
               choice
               of
               the
               party
               to
               preferre
               his
               Bill
               .
               First
               ,
               into
               the
               Lords
               house
               ,
               or
               the
               house
               of
               
                 Commons
              
               which
               he
               list
               ,
               and
               as
               he
               shall
               thinke
               it
               may
               most
               advantage
               his
               cause
               .
            
             
               Many
               times
               upon
               the
               motion
               of
               some
               one
               of
               the
               house
               (
               wishing
               
               a
               Law
               were
               made
               for
               provision
               to
               bee
               had
               in
               such
               a
               case
               ,
               )
               a
               
                 Committee
              
               is
               purposely
               appointed
               by
               the
               house
               to
               draw
               a
               
                 Bill
              
               to
               that
               effect
               ;
               which
               being
               done
               ,
               one
               of
               them
               presenteth
               it
               to
               the
               Speaker
               .
            
             
               This
               is
               usuall
               in
               cases
               of
               great
               moment
               and
               difficulty
               .
            
             
               The
               
                 Bill
              
               for
               Subsidies
               is
               usually
               drawn
               by
               some
               of
               the
               Kings
               Councell
               ,
               after
               the
               substance
               thereof
               ,
               for
               the
               number
               of
               Subsidies
               &
               fifteenes
               to
               be
               granted
               ,
               and
               the
               times
               of
               payment
               ,
               is
               first
               agreed
               in
               the
               house
               .
               The
               preamble
               thereof
               containeth
               the
               causes
               of
               the
               grant
               ,
               which
               is
               usually
               drawne
               by
               some
               principall
               member
               of
               the
               house
               ,
               being
               a
               selected
               
                 committees
              
               for
               that
               purpose
               .
            
             
             
               
                 Bills
              
               for
               the
               Revivall
               ,
               Repeal
               or
               continuance
               of
               Statutes
               ,
               are
               usually
               drawn
               by
               Lawyers
               being
               members
               of
               the
               house
               ,
               appointed
               thereunto
               by
               the
               house
               upon
               some
               motion
               to
               that
               purpose
               made
               ,
               which
               is
               usuall
               at
               the
               beginning
               of
               every
               Parliament
               .
            
             
               Private
               
                 Bills
              
               are
               usually
               drawn
               by
               Councellors
               at
               Law
               not
               being
               of
               the
               house
               ,
               and
               sometimes
               by
               those
               of
               the
               house
               (
               and
               that
               for
               their
               fees
               )
               which
               howsoever
               it
               hath
               beene
               held
               by
               some
               to
               be
               lawfull
               ,
               yet
               it
               cannot
               be
               but
               very
               inconvenient
               ,
               seeing
               they
               are
               afterwards
               to
               bee
               Judges
               in
               the
               same
               cause
               .
            
             
               A
               
                 Bill
              
               hath
               beene
               sent
               to
               the
               Speaker
               signed
               by
               the
               hand
               of
               Queene
               
                 Elizabeth
              
               with
               speciall
               commandment
               to
               be
               expedited
               ,
               
               but
               that
               is
               a
               rare
               case
               and
               very
               extraordinary
               ,
               yet
               such
               was
               her
               Majesties
               favour
               to
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Perrot
                 in
                 a
                 Bill
                 for
                 his
                 restitution
                 in
                 bloud
                 as
                 it
                 appeareth
                 by
                 the
                 Clerkes
                 Iournall
              
               35.
               
               
                 Elizabeth
              
               26.
               
               
                 Martii
                 .
              
            
             
               Such
               Bills
               as
               being
               first
               passed
               in
               one
               house
               are
               sent
               unto
               the
               other
               ,
               are
               alwaies
               sent
               in
               parchment
               fairely
               ingrossed
               .
            
             
               Thus
               much
               touching
               the
               first
               drawing
               and
               presenting
               of
               Bills
               to
               the
               Parliament
               .
            
          
           
           
             
               Sect.
               2.
               
            
             
               Orders
               to
               be
               observed
               in
               preferring
               of
               
                 Bills
              
               to
               be
               read
               .
            
             
               PUblique
               
                 Bills
              
               are
               in
               due
               course
               to
               be
               preferred
               in
               reading
               and
               passing
               before
               private
               :
               and
               of
               publique
               ,
               such
               as
               concerne
               the
               service
               of
               God
               and
               good
               of
               the
               Church
               .
               Secondly
               ,
               such
               as
               concerne
               the
               Common-wealth
               ,
               in
               which
               are
               included
               such
               as
               touch
               the
               person
               ,
               revenue
               ,
               or
               houshold
               of
               the
               King
               ,
               Queene
               or
               Prince
               ,
               and
               they
               ought
               specially
               to
               be
               preferred
               in
               passing
               .
               Lastly
               ,
               private
               Bills
               should
               bee
               offered
               to
               be
               read
               and
               passed
               in
               such
               order
               as
               they
               were
               preferred
               .
            
             
             
               There
               have
               beene
               oftentimes
               orders
               in
               the
               house
               ,
               that
               after
               nine
               of
               the
               clocke
               ,
               when
               usually
               the
               house
               groweth
               to
               bee
               full
               ,
               they
               should
               not
               bee
               troubled
               with
               the
               reading
               of
               any
               private
               Bill
               :
               And
               towards
               the
               end
               of
               the
               Parliament
               ,
               when
               there
               remaineth
               many
               Bills
               in
               the
               house
               undispatched
               ,
               there
               hath
               beene
               a
               speciall
               
                 Committee
              
               appointed
               to
               take
               a
               survey
               of
               them
               ,
               and
               to
               Marshall
               them
               by
               their
               titles
               in
               such
               order
               as
               they
               should
               thinke
               fit
               ;
               they
               should
               bee
               preferred
               to
               their
               passage
               ,
               having
               respect
               to
               the
               importance
               of
               the
               matter
               which
               they
               concerne
               .
            
             
               It
               hath
               at
               sometimes
               beene
               ordered
               ,
               that
               every
               one
               that
               preferreth
               a
               private
               Bill
               should
               pay
               five
               pound
               to
               the
               poore
               ,
               which
               was
               
               
                 done
              
               43.
               
                 Eliz.
                 towards
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 when
                 they
                 were
                 troubled
                 with
                 much
                 businesse
                 ,
              
               but
               it
               holdeth
               not
               in
               other
               Parliaments
               .
            
             
               
                 In
                 the
                 Treatise
                 de
                 modo
                 tenend.
                 .
                 Parliamet
                 .
              
               which
               I
               have
               seene
               exemplified
               under
               the
               great
               Seal
               of
               
                 Ireland
              
               in
               the
               sixt
               of
               
                 Henry
              
               the
               fourth
               ,
               testifying
               the
               same
               to
               have
               beene
               sent
               into
               
                 Ireland
              
               by
               
                 Henry
              
               the
               second
               ,
               for
               a
               forme
               of
               holding
               Parliaments
               in
               that
               Kingdome
               ,
               of
               which
               I
               have
               a
               copy
               there
               is
               (
               touching
               the
               order
               of
               preferring
               of
               
                 Bills
              
               )
               this
               clause
               found
               .
            
             
               Petitiones
               suntaffilate
               sicut
               deliberantur
               ,
               &
               sic
               per
               or
               dinem
               leguntur
               &
               respondiantur
               ,
               sed
               prime
               determinentur
               quae
               ad
               guerram
               perti
               
               nent
               ,
               postea
               de
               persona
               Regis
               &
               Regine
               &
               puris
               suis
               ,
               ac
               gubernationem
               corum
               &
               postea
               de
               communibus
               negotiis
               terrae
               ;
               sicut
               est
               de
               legibus
               faciend
               .
               &
               emendend
               .
               (
               
                 viz.
              
               )
               originalibus
               judicialibus
               &
               executoriis
               post
               judicium
               reddit
               ,
               &
               post
               singulares
               petitiones
               secundum
               quod
               sunt
               super
               filariis
               .
            
             
               But
               the
               Speaker
               is
               not
               precisely
               bound
               to
               any
               of
               these
               rules
               for
               the
               prefering
               of
               Bills
               to
               bee
               read
               or
               passed
               ,
               but
               is
               left
               to
               his
               owne
               good
               discretion
               (
               except
               he
               shall
               bee
               especially
               directed
               by
               the
               house
               to
               the
               contrary
               )
               and
               howsoever
               hee
               bee
               earnestly
               pressed
               by
               the
               house
               for
               the
               reading
               of
               some
               one
               
                 Bill
              
               ;
               yet
               if
               he
               have
               not
               had
               convenient
               time
               to
               read
               the
               same
               over
               ,
               and
               to
               make
               a
               breviat
               
               thereof
               for
               his
               memory
               ;
               the
               Speaker
               doth
               claime
               a
               priviledge
               to
               deferre
               the
               reading
               thereof
               to
               some
               other
               time
               .
            
             
               And
               thus
               much
               touching
               the
               order
               of
               preferring
               of
               
                 Bills
                 ,
              
               to
               be
               read
               or
               passed
               .
               Now
               followeth
               touching
               the
               reading
               or
               passing
               of
               them
               .
            
          
           
             
               Sect.
               3.
               
            
             
               Touching
               the
               first
               reading
               of
               
                 Bills
                 .
              
            
             
               THE
               Clarke
               being
               usually
               directed
               by
               the
               Speaker
               (
               but
               sometimes
               by
               the
               house
               )
               what
               
                 Bill
              
               to
               read
               ,
               with
               aloud
               and
               distinct
               voice
               ,
               first
               res●…eth
               the
               title
               of
               the
               
                 Bill
                 ,
              
               and
               then
               (
               after
               a
               little
               
               pause
               )
               the
               
                 Bill
              
               it selfe
               ;
               which
               done
               (
               kissing
               his
               hand
               )
               hee
               delivereth
               the
               same
               to
               the
               Speaker
               ,
               who
               standeth
               up
               uncovered
               (
               whereas
               otherwise
               hee
               sitteth
               with
               his
               hat
               on
               )
               and
               (
               holding
               the
               
                 Bill
              
               in
               his
               hand
               )
               saith
               ,
               
                 this
                 Bill
                 is
                 thus
                 intitn'ed
              
               ;
               and
               then
               readeth
               the
               title
               ;
               which
               done
               ,
               he
               openeth
               to
               the
               house
               the
               substance
               of
               the
               
                 Bill
                 ,
              
               which
               hee
               doth
               either
               ,
               trusting
               to
               his
               memory
               ,
               or
               using
               the
               helpe
               or
               altogether
               the
               reading
               of
               his
               Breviat
               ,
               which
               is
               filed
               to
               the
               
                 Bill
                 ,
              
               sometimes
               reading
               the
               
                 Bill
              
               it selfe
               ,
               especially
               upon
               the
               passage
               of
               a
               
                 Bill
                 ,
              
               when
               it
               hath
               beene
               much
               altered
               by
               the
               
                 Committees
                 ,
              
               so
               that
               thereby
               it
               differeth
               very
               much
               from
               the
               Breviat
               .
            
             
               
                 Tertia
                 Sessione
              
               1.
               
               
                 Parliament
                 .
                 Iac
                 Reg.
              
               It
               was
               ordered
               that
               the
               
               
                 committees
              
               which
               amended
               the
               
                 Bill
                 ,
              
               should
               likewise
               amend
               the
               Breviat
               in
               the
               principall
               matters
               for
               the
               case
               and
               direction
               of
               the
               Speaker
               .
            
             
               When
               hee
               hath
               thus
               opened
               the
               effect
               of
               the
               
                 Bill
              
               he
               declareth
               to
               the
               house
               that
               it
               
                 is
                 the
                 first
                 reading
                 of
                 the
                 Bill
                 ,
              
               and
               delivereth
               the
               same
               againe
               to
               the
               Clarke
               .
            
             
               The
               
                 Bill
              
               containing
               the
               Kings
               generall
               pardon
               hath
               but
               one
               reading
               in
               the
               Lords
               house
               ,
               and
               one
               below
               :
               The
               reason
               is
               ,
               because
               the
               subject
               must
               take
               it
               as
               the
               King
               will
               give
               it
               ,
               without
               any
               alteration
               :
               and
               yet
               many
               times
               exceptions
               are
               taken
               at
               the
               reading
               thereof
               ,
               for
               that
               it
               is
               not
               so
               favourable
               as
               in
               former
               times
               .
            
             
               The
               like
               of
               the
               
                 Bill
              
               of
               Subsidies
               
               granted
               by
               the
               Clergie
               .
            
             
               That
               day
               that
               the
               Speaker
               being
               approved
               by
               the
               King
               ,
               commeth
               downe
               into
               the
               
                 Commons
              
               house
               to
               take
               his
               place
               ,
               the
               custome
               is
               to
               read
               for
               that
               time
               only
               one
               
                 Bills
                 ,
              
               left
               unpast
               the
               last
               sessions
               ,
               &
               no
               more
               ,
               to
               give
               him
               seisin
               as
               it
               were
               of
               his
               place
               ,
               39.
               
                 Eliz.
              
               27.
               
                 Octo.
                 
              
            
             
               The
               usuall
               course
               is
               to
               spend
               the
               morning
               before
               the
               house
               grow
               full
               in
               the
               first
               readings
               ,
               and
               to
               defer
               the
               second
               or
               third
               reading
               till
               the
               house
               grow
               full
               .
            
             
               At
               the
               first
               reading
               of
               the
               
                 Bill
              
               it
               is
               not
               the
               course
               for
               any
               man
               to
               speak
               to
               it
               ,
               but
               rather
               to
               consider
               of
               it
               ,
               &
               to
               take
               time
               til
               the
               second
               reading
               ;
               yet
               it
               is
               not
               altogether
               without
               president
               that
               a
               
                 Bill
              
               hath
               beene
               spoken
               for
               ,
               and
               against
               upon
               
               the
               first
               reading
               ,
               which
               is
               very
               seldome
               ,
               and
               onely
               in
               cases
               where
               the
               matter
               of
               the
               
                 Bill
              
               is
               apparently
               inconvenient
               and
               hurtfull
               to
               the
               Common-weale
               ,
               and
               so
               not
               fitting
               to
               trouble
               the
               house
               any
               longer
               ;
               but
               at
               the
               first
               reading
               no
               man
               in
               ordinary
               course
               should
               speake
               to
               any
               one
               part
               of
               the
               
                 Bill
                 ,
              
               or
               for
               any
               addition
               ,
               for
               thereby
               it
               is
               implied
               that
               the
               body
               of
               the
               
                 Bill
              
               is
               good
               ,
               which
               till
               the
               second
               reading
               doth
               not
               regularly
               come
               to
               the
               triall
               .
            
             
               If
               any
               
                 Bill
              
               originally
               begunne
               in
               the
               
                 Commons
              
               house
               upon
               the
               first
               reading
               happen
               to
               bee
               debated
               to
               and
               fro
               ,
               and
               that
               upon
               the
               debate
               the
               house
               do
               call
               for
               the
               question
               ,
               it
               ought
               to
               be
               not
               
                 whether
                 the
                 Bill
                 shall
                 be
                 secondly
                 read
                 ,
              
               
               for
               so
               it
               ought
               to
               bee
               of
               ordinary
               course
               ,
               but
               
                 whether
                 it
                 shall
                 be
                 rejected
              
               in
               this
               sort
               
                 As
                 many
                 as
                 are
                 of
                 opinion
                 that
                 this
                 Bill
                 shall
                 be
                 rejected
              
               (
               say
               yea
               )
               
                 As
                 many
                 as
                 are
                 of
                 the
                 contrary
                 mind
              
               (
               say
               no
               )
               and
               the
               greatest
               number
               of
               voices
               shall
               carry
               it
               ,
               43
               
                 Eliz.
              
               17.
               
               
                 November
                 .
                 The
                 Bill
                 against
                 unlawfull
                 hunting
                 .
              
               5.
               
               
                 Sess.
                 Iac.
                 Reg.
              
               25.
               
               
                 October
                 .
              
            
             
               If
               a
               Bill
               comming
               from
               the
               Lords
               bee
               spoken
               against
               ,
               and
               pressed
               to
               be
               put
               to
               the
               question
               upon
               the
               first
               reading
               ,
               the
               Speaker
               in
               favour
               and
               respect
               thereto
               ,
               should
               not
               make
               the
               question
               for
               the
               rejection
               ,
               as
               in
               Bills
               originally
               begunne
               in
               the
               
                 Commons
              
               house
               upon
               the
               first
               reading
               ,
               but
               should
               first
               make
               the
               question
               for
               the
               second
               reading
               :
               And
               if
               that
               bee
               denied
               ,
               then
               for
               rejection
               .
               
                 This
                 
                 course
                 was
                 usually
                 held
                 by
                 Sergeant
              
               Phillips
               
                 when
                 he
                 was
                 Speaker
                 .
              
               But
               usually
               when
               any
               such
               debate
               is
               upon
               the
               first
               reading
               of
               a
               
                 Bill
                 ,
              
               the
               Speaker
               doth
               forbeare
               to
               make
               any
               question
               at
               all
               thereupon
               ,
               except
               he
               be
               much
               pressed
               thereto
               ,
               for
               that
               it
               were
               fit
               better
               to
               consider
               of
               it
               before
               it
               be
               put
               to
               such
               a
               hazard
               .
            
             
               If
               the
               question
               for
               the
               rejection
               bee
               made
               ,
               and
               the
               greater
               voice
               be
               to
               have
               it
               rejected
               ,
               the
               Clarke
               ought
               to
               note
               it
               rejected
               in
               his
               journall
               ,
               and
               so
               to
               indorse
               it
               upon
               the
               backe
               of
               the
               Bill
               ,
               and
               it
               shall
               bee
               no
               more
               read
               ;
               if
               the
               voice
               be
               to
               have
               the
               Bill
               retained
               it
               shall
               have
               his
               second
               reading
               in
               course
               .
            
             
               
                 It
                 is
                 against
                 the
                 ordinary
                 course
                 that
                 the
                 same
                 Bill
                 should
                 be
                 read
                 
                 more
                 then
                 once
                 in
                 one
                 day
                 ,
                 yet
                 for
                 speciall
                 reasons
                 it
                 hath
                 beene
                 suffered
                 ,
                 that
                 private
                 Bill
                 have
                 beene
                 in
                 one
                 day
                 read
                 twice
              
               ;
               As
               in
               the
               aforesaid
               case
               of
               Sir
               
                 Thomas
                 Perrot
              
               though
               it
               were
               a
               private
               Bill
               ;
               so
               was
               it
               likewise
               done
               in
               the
               Bill
               for
               the
               assurance
               of
               lands
               given
               by
               Master
               
                 Sutton
              
               for
               charitable
               uses
               ,
               because
               he
               was
               taken
               then
               extreame
               sick
               ,
               and
               that
               it
               was
               doubtfull
               whether
               hee
               might
               live
               while
               the
               Bill
               might
               have
               his
               passage
               in
               ordinary
               course
               .
            
             
               And
               it
               is
               likewise
               done
               sometimes
               when
               the
               house
               lacketh
               other
               businesses
               wherein
               to
               imploy
               themselves
               ,
               especially
               if
               the
               
                 Bill
              
               be
               of
               no
               great
               importance
               ,
               howsoever
               it
               is
               never
               but
               upon
               motion
               and
               speciall
               order
               .
            
             
               When
               speciall
               
                 Committees
              
               
               appointed
               for
               the
               drawing
               of
               some
               one
               speciall
               Bill
               ,
               present
               the
               same
               ready
               drawne
               unto
               the
               house
               :
               it
               hath
               beene
               often
               seen
               that
               the
               same
               Bill
               hath
               beene
               not
               onely
               twice
               read
               ,
               but
               ordered
               also
               to
               bee
               ingrossed
               the
               same
               day
               
                 as
                 it
                 was
                 in
                 the
              
               Bill
               
                 against
                 counterfeit
                 seales
                 ,
              
               23.
               
                 Eliz.
              
               16.
               
               
                 Feb.
                 And
                 in
                 the
                 Bill
                 against
                 disobedience
                 to
                 the
                 Queene
              
               4.
               
               
                 Martii
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Parliament
                 .
              
            
             
               Neither
               is
               it
               without
               president
               that
               a
               Bill
               hath
               beene
               thrice
               read
               and
               passed
               in
               the
               same
               day
               ;
               
                 as
                 was
                 the
                 Bill
                 of
                 recognition
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 title
                 which
                 came
                 from
                 the
                 Lords
                 ,
              
               1.
               
                 Iac.
                 Reg.
                 Sess.
              
               1.
               but
               this
               is
               a
               president
               that
               standeth
               alone
               ,
               and
               in
               that
               case
               it
               was
               resolved
               that
               the
               Bill
               might
               not
               be
               returned
               to
               the
               Lords
               without
               a
               
               copy
               ,
               first
               taken
               thereof
               by
               the
               Clarke
               to
               bee
               reserved
               in
               the
               
                 Commons
              
               house
               .
            
          
           
             
               Sect.
               4.
               
            
             
               Touching
               the
               second
               reading
               and
               committing
               of
               
                 Bills
                 .
              
            
             
               A
               
                 Bill
              
               may
               bee
               preferred
               to
               be
               secondly
               read
               the
               next
               day
               after
               the
               first
               reading
               ,
               but
               the
               usuall
               course
               is
               to
               forbeare
               for
               two
               or
               3.
               daies
               ,
               that
               men
               might
               have
               more
               time
               to
               consider
               upon
               it
               ,
               except
               the
               nature
               of
               the
               businesse
               be
               such
               that
               it
               requireth
               haste
               .
            
             
               After
               the
               Bill
               is
               secondly
               read
               ,
               the
               Clarke
               as
               before
               in
               humble
               manner
               delivereth
               the
               same
               to
               the
               Speaker
               ,
               who
               againe
               readeth
               the
               
               Title
               and
               his
               Breviat
               as
               hee
               did
               upon
               the
               first
               reading
               ,
               which
               done
               ,
               hee
               declareth
               that
               it
               was
               now
               the
               second
               reading
               of
               the
               
                 Bill
                 ,
              
               and
               then
               hee
               ought
               to
               pause
               a
               while
               ,
               expecting
               whether
               any
               of
               the
               house
               will
               speake
               to
               it
               ,
               for
               before
               the
               Speaker
               hath
               so
               declared
               the
               state
               of
               the
               
                 Bill
                 ,
              
               no
               man
               should
               offer
               to
               speake
               to
               it
               ;
               and
               then
               and
               not
               before
               is
               the
               time
               when
               to
               speake
               .
            
             
               If
               after
               a
               pritty
               distance
               of
               time
               no
               man
               speake
               against
               the
               Bill
               for
               matrer
               or
               forme
               ,
               he
               may
               make
               the
               question
               for
               the
               engrosing
               thereof
               ,
               if
               it
               be
               a
               Bill
               originally
               exhibited
               into
               the
               
                 Commons
              
               house
               .
            
             
               So
               likewise
               if
               divers
               speak
               for
               the
               Bill
               without
               taking
               exception
               to
               the
               forme
               thereof
               ,
               hee
               
               may
               make
               the
               same
               question
               for
               the
               ingrosing
               .
               The
               like
               question
               for
               the
               ingrosing
               ought
               to
               bee
               made
               ,
               if
               the
               greater
               voice
               bee
               that
               the
               
                 Bill
              
               shall
               not
               be
               committed
               ,
               for
               it
               were
               to
               no
               end
               further
               to
               delay
               the
               proceeding
               of
               the
               
                 Bill
              
               if
               there
               bee
               no
               exception
               taken
               to
               the
               matter
               or
               forme
               thereof
               ,
               but
               upon
               the
               second
               reading
               ,
               and
               after
               the
               Speaker
               hath
               dilivered
               the
               state
               thereof
               ,
               the
               house
               doth
               usually
               call
               for
               the
               comitting
               of
               the
               
                 Bill
                 ,
              
               and
               then
               if
               any
               man
               will
               speake
               against
               it
               either
               for
               matter
               or
               forme
               ,
               he
               ought
               to
               be
               heard
               .
            
             
               After
               the
               first
               man
               hath
               spoken
               ,
               the
               Speaker
               ought
               to
               rest
               a
               while
               expecting
               whether
               any
               other
               man
               will
               speake
               thereto
               ,
               so
               ought
               he
               likewise
               to
               doe
               after
               every
               
               speech
               ended
               ,
               when
               he
               perceiveth
               that
               the
               debate
               is
               at
               an
               end
               ,
               hee
               ought
               then
               to
               make
               the
               question
               for
               the
               committing
               thereof
               in
               this
               sort
               .
            
             
               As
               many
               as
               are
               of
               opinion
               that
               this
               Bill
               shall
               bee
               committed
               say
               (
               
                 yea
                 .
              
               )
            
             
               And
               after
               the
               affirmative
               voice
               given
               ,
               
                 as
                 many
                 as
                 are
                 of
                 the
                 contrary
                 opinion
                 say
              
               (
               no
               .
               )
            
             
               And
               hee
               ought
               by
               his
               eare
               to
               judge
               which
               of
               the
               voices
               is
               greatest
               ,
               if
               that
               be
               doubtfull
               ,
               the
               house
               ought
               to
               bee
               divided
               touching
               the
               manner
               ,
               whereof
               there
               shall
               bee
               more
               said
               in
               another
               place
               .
            
             
               If
               upon
               division
               of
               the
               house
               it
               appeares
               that
               the
               numbers
               are
               equall
               ,
               the
               Speaker
               hath
               the
               casting
               voice
               upon
               all
               questions
               .
            
             
             
               If
               it
               appeare
               that
               the
               affirmative
               voice
               bee
               the
               greater
               ,
               then
               ought
               hee
               to
               put
               the
               house
               in
               minde
               touching
               the
               naming
               of
               
                 Committees
                 ,
              
               which
               is
               done
               in
               this
               sort
               .
            
             
               Every
               one
               of
               the
               house
               that
               list
               may
               call
               upon
               the
               name
               of
               any
               one
               of
               the
               house
               to
               be
               a
               
                 Committee
                 ,
              
               and
               the
               Clarke
               ought
               in
               his
               journall
               to
               write
               under
               the
               title
               of
               the
               Bill
               the
               name
               of
               every
               one
               so
               called
               upon
               ,
               at
               leastwise
               of
               such
               whose
               names
               (
               in
               that
               confusion
               )
               he
               can
               distinctly
               heare
               ,
               and
               this
               hee
               ought
               to
               doe
               without
               partiality
               either
               to
               those
               that
               name
               ,
               or
               to
               the
               party
               named
               .
               But
               touching
               the
               naming
               of
               
                 Committees
                 ,
              
               and
               their
               duties
               ,
               more
               shall
               bee
               said
               in
               another
               Chapter
               .
            
             
             
               But
               hee
               that
               speaketh
               directly
               against
               the
               body
               of
               the
               Bill
               ,
               may
               not
               be
               named
               a
               
                 Committee
                 ,
              
               for
               he
               that
               would
               totally
               destroy
               will
               not
               amend
               .
            
             
               When
               a
               convenient
               number
               of
               
                 Committees
              
               are
               named
               ,
               then
               ought
               the
               Speaker
               to
               put
               the
               house
               in
               minde
               to
               name
               time
               and
               place
               ,
               when
               and
               where
               the
               
                 Committees
              
               may
               meete
               ,
               which
               the
               Clarke
               ought
               likewise
               to
               enter
               into
               his
               journall
               booke
               ,
               and
               when
               the
               house
               is
               in
               silence
               ,
               he
               ought
               with
               a
               loud
               voice
               to
               read
               (
               out
               of
               his
               booke
               )
               the
               
                 Committees
              
               names
               ,
               and
               the
               time
               and
               place
               of
               the
               commitment
               ,
               that
               the
               
                 Committees
              
               may
               take
               notice
               thereof
               .
            
             
               After
               a
               
                 Bill
              
               which
               is
               sent
               from
               the
               Lords
               hath
               beene
               twice
               read
               ,
               the
               question
               ought
               to
               bee
               for
               
               the
               Commitment
               ,
               if
               it
               be
               denied
               to
               be
               committed
               ,
               it
               ought
               then
               to
               be
               read
               the
               third
               time
               ,
               and
               then
               the
               next
               question
               ought
               to
               be
               for
               the
               passage
               and
               not
               for
               the
               ingrosing
               ,
               as
               it
               is
               where
               the
               
                 Bill
              
               originally
               beginneth
               in
               the
               lower
               house
               ,
               
                 for
                 Bills
                 which
                 come
                 from
                 the
                 Lords
                 come
                 alwaies
                 ingrossed
                 .
              
            
             
               This
               question
               for
               the
               passage
               should
               in
               ordinary
               course
               be
               then
               made
               when
               the
               
                 Bill
              
               is
               denied
               to
               be
               committed
               ,
               but
               not
               till
               the
               Bill
               have
               beene
               read
               the
               third
               time
               .
            
             
               If
               that
               question
               for
               passage
               be
               deferred
               till
               another
               day
               ,
               it
               hath
               beene
               much
               doubted
               whether
               it
               may
               then
               bee
               then
               offered
               to
               the
               passage
               ;
               but
               upon
               debate
               of
               this
               point
               after
               many
               arguments
               to
               and
               fro
               ,
               
                 Anno
                 27.
                 Eliz.
                 18.
                 
                 February
                 
                 by
                 the
                 opinion
                 of
                 Sir
                 Francie
                 Walsingham
                 ,
                 then
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 house
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 order
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 house
                 it
                 was
                 agreed
                 it
                 might
                 be
                 done
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
              
               Bill
               
                 then
                 in
                 question
                 was
                 the
              
               Bill
               
                 against
                 fraudulent
                 conveiances
                 .
                 Fol.
                 85.
                 
                 &
                 86.
                 in
                 the
                 Clarkes
                 booke
                 for
                 that
                 yeare
                 ,
                 so
                 it
                 was
                 done
                 1.
                 Sess.
                 1.
                 
                 Parliament
                 .
                 Iac.
                 Regis
                 for
                 the
              
               Bill
               
                 of
                 hunting
                 .
              
               But
               this
               president
               is
               not
               so
               safe
               ,
               for
               the
               house
               considering
               that
               oftentimes
               the
               
                 Bill
              
               is
               denied
               to
               bee
               committed
               upon
               utter
               dislike
               thereof
               ,
               after
               it
               hath
               beene
               long
               debated
               ;
               and
               yet
               if
               that
               rule
               should
               hold
               ,
               there
               may
               be
               a
               time
               picked
               out
               of
               great
               disadvantage
               to
               the
               house
               to
               put
               it
               to
               question
               for
               the
               passage
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               debating
               of
               
                 Bills
              
               in
               the
               house
               no
               man
               may
               speake
               twice
               in
               one
               day
               ,
               except
               the
               Bill
               bee
               
               oftner
               read
               then
               once
               ,
               and
               then
               a
               man
               may
               speake
               as
               often
               as
               the
               Bill
               is
               read
               ,
               otherwise
               it
               is
               at
               Committees
               ,
               or
               when
               in
               the
               house
               the
               debate
               ariseth
               upon
               some
               motion
               concerning
               the
               order
               of
               the
               house
               ;
               but
               touching
               the
               manner
               of
               speaking
               ,
               and
               what
               orders
               shall
               be
               observed
               therein
               ,
               more
               shall
               be
               said
               elsewhere
               .
            
             
               When
               the
               
                 Committes
              
               have
               fully
               resolved
               touching
               the
               
                 Bill
                 ,
              
               and
               the
               amendments
               thereof
               ;
               one
               of
               them
               by
               the
               consent
               of
               al
               the
               rest
               ought
               to
               make
               report
               thereof
               to
               the
               house
               ,
               opening
               the
               substance
               of
               the
               things
               amended
               ,
               and
               the
               reasons
               thereof
               ;
               which
               done
               ,
               hee
               ought
               to
               bring
               the
               
                 Bill
              
               so
               amended
               to
               the
               Clarke
               ,
               and
               to
               stand
               by
               the
               Clarke
               all
               the
               while
               that
               the
               Clarke
               is
               reading
               of
               theamendments
               ,
               
               and
               ought
               to
               helpe
               the
               Clarke
               in
               reading
               of
               the
               same
               in
               case
               it
               be
               difficult
               to
               bee
               read
               ,
               which
               falleth
               out
               very
               often
               by
               reason
               of
               interlineing
               or
               ill
               writing
               .
            
             
               The
               Clarke
               ought
               to
               read
               every
               amendment
               and
               interlineing
               twice
               ,
               that
               so
               it
               may
               have
               as
               many
               readings
               as
               the
               rest
               of
               the
               
                 Bill
              
               hath
               had
               ,
               and
               very
               many
               times
               it
               will
               fall
               out
               that
               the
               inlineing
               and
               amendments
               so
               read
               by
               the
               Clarke
               ,
               will
               of
               it selfe
               (
               without
               reading
               of
               the
               clause
               going
               before
               or
               following
               )
               bee
               no
               sense
               ,
               yet
               notwithstanding
               the
               Clark
               ought
               only
               to
               read
               the
               new
               amendments
               without
               medling
               with
               any
               of
               the
               rest
               of
               the
               Bill
               ,
               for
               it
               is
               intended
               that
               the
               reporter
               hath
               declared
               to
               the
               house
               
               the
               reason
               of
               the
               amendment
               ,
               and
               the
               connexion
               thereof
               to
               the
               rest
               of
               the
               Bill
               to
               make
               it
               sense
               .
            
             
               And
               it
               hath
               sometimes
               beene
               permitted
               (
               when
               the
               amendments
               have
               beene
               many
               ,
               and
               ill
               written
               )
               that
               the
               whole
               Bill
               hath
               beene
               first
               read
               ,
               and
               
                 then
                 the
                 alterations
                 by
              
               themselves
               .
            
             
               The
               
                 Bill
              
               of
               hostile
               Lawes
               .
               3.
               Sess.
               5.
               
               Parliamen
               .
               Iac.
               Reg.
               4.
               
               Iunii
               1607.
               
            
             
               After
               the
               amendments
               thus
               read
               ,
               the
               Clarke
               ought
               to
               deliver
               the
               Bill
               unto
               the
               Speaker
               ,
               who
               (
               
                 holding
                 the
                 same
                 in
                 his
                 hand
              
               )
               ought
               againe
               to
               read
               the
               Title
               thereof
               ,
               and
               to
               put
               the
               question
               whether
               or
               no
               it
               bee
               the
               pleasure
               of
               the
               house
               that
               the
               Bill
               thus
               amended
               shall
               be
               put
               to
               the
               question
               for
               ingrossing
               ,
               and
               then
               
               ought
               to
               pause
               a
               while
               ,
               expecting
               whether
               any
               man
               will
               speake
               to
               it
               or
               no
               ;
               for
               it
               is
               as
               free
               for
               any
               man
               to
               speake
               against
               the
               Bill
               at
               this
               time
               ,
               though
               it
               hath
               passed
               the
               approbation
               of
               the
               
                 Committees
                 ,
              
               as
               it
               was
               at
               the
               second
               reading
               before
               the
               same
               was
               committed
               .
            
             
               And
               after
               the
               debate
               is
               ended
               ,
               the
               Speaker
               ought
               to
               put
               the
               question
               for
               ingrossing
               .
            
             
               If
               the
               greater
               number
               of
               voices
               be
               that
               the
               Bill
               ought
               not
               to
               be
               ingrossed
               ,
               the
               Clarke
               ought
               to
               make
               an
               entry
               in
               his
               journall
               ,
               that
               the
               same
               was
               
                 dashed
                 ,
              
               and
               so
               ought
               hee
               likewise
               to
               note
               upon
               the
               backe
               of
               the
               Bill
               ,
               and
               the
               day
               when
               .
               If
               the
               voice
               be
               to
               have
               it
               ingrosed
               ,
               it
               is
               the
               office
               of
               the
               Clarke
               to
               do
               it
               .
            
             
             
               It
               is
               alwaies
               to
               bee
               observed
               that
               when
               the
               Bill
               is
               ingrosed
               ,
               the
               Clarke
               ought
               to
               indorse
               the
               title
               thereof
               upon
               the
               backe
               of
               the
               Bill
               and
               not
               within
               the
               Bill
               in
               any
               case
               .
            
             
               So
               ought
               likewise
               such
               Bills
               as
               come
               from
               the
               Lords
               to
               have
               Titles
               ingrossed
               upon
               the
               backe
               of
               the
               Bill
               ,
               and
               not
               within
               :
               In
               defect
               whereof
               ,
               divers
               Bills
               comming
               from
               them
               ,
               have
               beene
               returned
               to
               bee
               amended
               ,
               
                 As
                 may
                 appear
                 by
                 the
                 journalls
              
               27.
               
                 Eliz.
              
               19.
               
                 Decem.
              
               13.
               
                 E.
              
               27.
               
               
                 May
                 ,
              
               39.
               
                 E.
              
               24.
               
                 Octob.
              
               4.
               
                 Sess.
              
               1.
               
               
                 Parliament
                 .
                 lac
                 .
                 Reg.
              
               5.
               
               
                 Maii.
                 
              
            
             
               The
               Bill
               as
               it
               is
               Amended
               by
               the
               
                 Committees
              
               ought
               to
               remaine
               with
               the
               Clarke
               for
               his
               warrant
               ,
               and
               it
               is
               not
               an
               ordinary
               course
               to
               cause
               the
               Bill
               so
               amended
               to
               bee
               
               fairely
               written
               for
               the
               better
               ingrosing
               thereof
               ;
               yet
               hath
               it
               been
               seene
               that
               a
               Bill
               ill
               written
               in
               the
               amendments
               hath
               beene
               returned
               to
               the
               
                 Committees
              
               to
               bee
               fairely
               written
               ,
               and
               by
               them
               presented
               to
               the
               house
               ;
               and
               upon
               the
               reading
               thereof
               ingrosed
               ,
               27.
               
                 Eliz.
                 fo.
              
               91.
               
                 in
                 the
                 journall
                 .
              
               At
               sometimes
               it
               hath
               beene
               ordered
               that
               a
               Bill
               so
               written
               should
               bee
               proceeded
               in
               as
               a
               new
               Bill
               ,
               23.
               
                 Eliz
              
               28.
               
               
                 Feb.
              
               27.
               
                 Eliz.
                 fo.
              
               91.
               
                 in
                 the
                 clarkes
                 booke
              
               or
               journal
               .
            
             
               After
               a
               Bill
               hath
               beene
               committed
               and
               is
               reported
               ,
               it
               ought
               not
               in
               an
               ordinary
               course
               to
               bee
               committed
               ,
               but
               either
               to
               bee
               dashed
               or
               ingrosed
               ;
               and
               yet
               When
               the
               matter
               is
               of
               importance
               ,
               it
               is
               sometimes
               for
               speciall
               reasons
               suffered
               :
               But
               then
               usually
               
               the
               recommitment
               is
               to
               the
               same
               
                 Committees
                 .
                 The
              
               Bill
               
                 against
                 the
                 Marshall
                 sea
                 ,
              
               3.
               
                 Sess.
              
               1.
               
               
                 Parliament
                 .
                 Iac.
                 Reg.
              
               30.
               
               
                 Aprill
              
               1607.
               
                 was
                 committed
                 and
                 reported
                 and
                 councell
                 heard
                 at
                 the
                 bar
                 .
              
               Whereupon
               it
               was
               recommitted
               and
               other
               
                 Committees
              
               added
               who
               altered
               the
               former
               proceedings
               ,
               and
               it
               was
               agreed
               that
               the
               former
               proceedings
               were
               waved
               ,
               and
               the
               latter
               good
               .
            
          
           
             
               Sect.
               5.
               
            
             
               Touching
               the
               third
               reading
               of
               
                 Bills
                 .
              
            
             
               SOme
               two
               or
               three
               daies
               after
               the
               Bill
               is
               thus
               ordered
               to
               bee
               
               thus
               ingrosed
               ,
               and
               is
               accordingly
               ingrosed
               ;
               it
               is
               offered
               by
               the
               Speaker
               to
               bee
               read
               the
               third
               time
               for
               the
               passage
               thereof
               .
            
             
               For
               the
               most
               part
               ,
               the
               Speaker
               putteth
               not
               any
               one
               Bill
               to
               the
               passage
               by
               it selfe
               alone
               ,
               but
               staieth
               till
               there
               bee
               divers
               Bills
               ready
               ingrosed
               for
               the
               third
               reading
               ;
               and
               when
               he
               hath
               a
               convenient
               number
               (
               which
               may
               bee
               five
               or
               six
               ,
               rather
               lesse
               then
               more
               )
               then
               hee
               giveth
               notice
               to
               the
               house
               that
               he
               purposeth
               the
               next
               day
               to
               offer
               some
               Bills
               to
               the
               passage
               ,
               and
               desireth
               the
               house
               to
               give
               speciall
               attendance
               for
               that
               purpose
               ,
               and
               then
               the
               day
               following
               he
               doth
               accordingly
               put
               them
               to
               the
               third
               reading
               .
               First
               ,
               private
               Bills
               untill
               the
               house
               bee
               growne
               to
               some
               fulnesse
               ,
               
               and
               then
               offereth
               to
               bee
               read
               the
               publique
               Bill
               which
               are
               ingrosed
               .
            
             
               It
               hath
               at
               sometimes
               beene
               ordered
               for
               the
               preventing
               of
               carrying
               of
               Bills
               ,
               with
               few
               voices
               ,
               that
               no
               Bills
               shall
               bee
               put
               to
               the
               passage
               untill
               nine
               of
               the
               clock
               ,
               at
               which
               time
               the
               house
               is
               commonly
               full
               ,
               or
               shortly
               after
               .
            
             
               When
               the
               Bill
               is
               read
               the
               third
               time
               ,
               the
               Clarke
               delivereth
               it
               to
               the
               Speaker
               ,
               who
               readeth
               the
               Title
               thereof
               ,
               and
               openeth
               the
               effect
               of
               the
               
                 Bill
                 ,
              
               and
               telleth
               them
               that
               the
               
                 Bill
              
               hath
               now
               beene
               thrice
               read
               ,
               and
               that
               (
               with
               their
               favours
               )
               hee
               will
               put
               it
               to
               the
               question
               for
               the
               passing
               ,
               but
               pauseth
               a
               while
               ,
               that
               men
               have
               liberty
               to
               speake
               thereto
               ,
               for
               upon
               the
               third
               reading
               the
               matter
               
               is
               debated
               afresh
               ,
               and
               for
               the
               most
               part
               it
               is
               more
               spoken
               unto
               this
               time
               then
               upon
               any
               of
               the
               former
               readings
               .
            
             
               When
               the
               argument
               is
               ended
               the
               Speaker
               (
               
                 still
                 holding
                 the
                 Bill
                 in
                 his
                 hand
              
               )
               maketh
               a
               question
               for
               the
               passage
               in
               this
               sort
               ;
               
                 As
                 many
                 as
                 are
                 of
                 opinion
                 that
                 this
              
               Bill
               
                 should
                 passe
                 say
                 yea
                 &c.
                 
              
            
             
               If
               the
               voice
               be
               for
               the
               passage
               of
               the
               
                 Bills
                 ,
              
               the
               Clarke
               ought
               to
               make
               a
               remembrance
               thereof
               in
               his
               Journall
               .
               If
               otherwise
               ,
               then
               his
               remembrance
               must
               be
               made
               accordingly
               .
               Upon
               the
               
                 Bill
              
               thus
               passed
               (
               if
               it
               be
               the
               
                 Bill
              
               originally
               exhibited
               in
               the
               house
               of
               
                 Commons
              
               )
               the
               Clarke
               ought
               to
               write
               within
               the
               
                 Bill
              
               on
               the
               top
               towards
               the
               right
               hand
               these
               words
               
                 Soit
                 baille
                 aux
                 Selgneurs
                 .
              
            
             
             
               If
               the
               
                 Bill
              
               passed
               be
               a
               
                 Bill
              
               originally
               begunne
               in
               the
               Lords
               house
               ,
               then
               ought
               the
               Clarke
               to
               write
               underneath
               the
               subscription
               of
               the
               Lords
               ,
               which
               alwayes
               is
               at
               the
               foot
               of
               the
               
                 Bill
                 ,
              
               these
               words
               ,
               
                 A
                 cest
                 Bille
                 les
                 comuns
                 sont
                 assentus
                 .
              
            
             
               There
               are
               divers
               other
               formes
               of
               signing
               of
               
                 Bills
                 ,
              
               sometimes
               when
               new
               Additions
               are
               made
               ,
               sometimes
               when
               Provisoes
               are
               added
               ,
               of
               which
               more
               ample
               mention
               shal
               be
               made
               
                 in
                 the
                 chapter
                 which
                 treateth
                 of
                 the
                 dutie
                 of
                 the
                 Clarke
                 .
              
            
             
               If
               the
               house
               see
               cause
               to
               amend
               any
               thing
               in
               a
               
                 Bill
              
               originally
               begunne
               in
               the
               
                 Commons
              
               house
               upon
               the
               third
               reading
               thereof
               ,
               and
               that
               the
               amendment
               thereof
               
               will
               not
               much
               deface
               the
               
                 Bill
                 ,
              
               nor
               spend
               much
               time
               ,
               the
               use
               is
               to
               cause
               the
               Serjeant
               to
               call
               in
               the
               Clarke
               that
               did
               ingrose
               it
               (
               being
               usually
               a
               servant
               to
               the
               Clarke
               of
               the
               house
               and
               to
               cause
               him
               standing
               at
               the
               Table
               ,
               by
               his
               master
               ,
               in
               the
               presence
               of
               the
               whole
               house
               ,
               to
               amend
               the
               same
               according
               to
               their
               direction
               .
               Sometimes
               if
               the
               amendments
               bee
               but
               of
               a
               few
               words
               ,
               it
               is
               done
               by
               the
               Clarke
               himselfe
               ,
               writing
               of
               a
               faire
               hand
               .
            
             
               It
               hath
               sometimes
               beene
               seene
               (
               which
               is
               rarely
               yeeleded
               unto
               ,
               and
               onely
               in
               cases
               where
               the
               
                 Bill
              
               to
               bee
               passed
               is
               of
               good
               importance
               )
               that
               if
               a
               question
               grow
               for
               the
               amendment
               of
               some
               clause
               ,
               or
               for
               the
               making
               of
               some
               addition
               thereunto
               ,
               that
               it
               hath
               beene
               
               recommitted
               for
               the
               amendment
               thereof
               :
               but
               then
               usually
               the
               
                 Committees
              
               are
               appointed
               forthwith
               to
               withdraw
               themselves
               into
               the
               
                 Commitee
              
               Chamber
               ,
               and
               presently
               to
               dispatch
               the
               same
               .
            
             
               The
               
                 Bill
              
               concerning
               Rites
               and
               Ceremonies
               ,
               at
               the
               third
               reading
               was
               referred
               to
               bee
               farther
               considered
               red
               of
               ,
               14.
               Elizab.
               20
               Maii
               ,
               and
               in
               43.
               Elizab.
               2.
               
               Decembr
               .
               The
               
                 Bill
              
               to
               avoid
               double
               payment
               of
               dibts
               ,
               13.
               
               Sess.
               1
               .
               Parliament
               .
               Iac.
               Reg.
               Master
               
                 Bathwests
                 Bill
              
               being
               ready
               for
               the
               question
               to
               passe
               ,
               was
               deferred
               for
               eight
               dayes
               ,
               that
               the
               other
               part
               might
               have
               notice
               ,
               and
               then
               passed
               without
               further
               opening
               .
               
                 Quod
                 nota
                 .
              
            
             
               No
               
                 Bill
              
               upon
               the
               third
               reading
               for
               the
               matter
               or
               body
               therof
               ,
               may
               be
               recommitted
               ,
               as
               hath
               
               been
               said
               ,
               but
               for
               some
               particular
               clause
               or
               proviso
               it
               hath
               bin
               some
               times
               suffered
               ;
               and
               that
               difference
               was
               taken
               for
               a
               rule
               
                 in
                 the
              
               Bill
               
                 for
              
               Seasands
               ,
               4.
               
                 Sess.
              
               4.
               
               
                 Maii
              
               1610.
               
               
                 In
                 the
                 third
                 Sessions
                 of
                 the
                 first
                 Parliament
                 of
                 King
              
               James
               ,
               12.
               
                 die
                 Maii
                 ,
                 the
              
               Bill
               
                 of
                 cloathing
                 being
                 ingrossed
                 ,
                 and
                 read
                 the
                 third
                 time
                 ,
                 exception
                 was
                 taken
                 to
                 the
                 last
                 proviso
                 thereof
                 ,
                 whereupon
                 after
                 much
                 debate
                 it
                 was
                 recommitted
              
               ;
               which
               is
               to
               bee
               observed
               as
               a
               thing
               unusuall
               after
               the
               third
               reading
               .
            
             
               The
               next
               day
               if
               was
               returned
               againe
               by
               the
               
                 Committees
                 ,
              
               with
               their
               opinions
               that
               they
               held
               it
               fit
               that
               a
               proviso
               therein
               should
               be
               strucke
               out
               ;
               whereupon
               the
               question
               grew
               whether
               the
               proviso
               being
               put
               to
               the
               question
               alone
               ,
               and
               rejected
               ,
               the
               whole
               
                 Bill
              
               
               should
               not
               be
               dashed
               ,
               thereby
               at
               last
               resolved
               no
               ;
               whereupon
               the
               proviso
               being
               put
               to
               the
               question
               and
               rejected
               ,
               it
               was
               ordered
               it
               should
               bee
               razed
               out
               of
               the
               
                 Bill
                 ,
              
               which
               was
               presently
               done
               at
               the
               board
               ,
               by
               the
               Clarke
               ,
               and
               the
               
                 Bill
              
               was
               put
               to
               the
               question
               ,
               and
               so
               passed
               .
               
                 The
                 like
                 in
                 the
              
               Bill
               
                 concerning
                 Wherrymen
                 the
                 same
                 Session
                 ,
              
               18.
               
               
                 Maii
              
               1607.
               
            
             
               It
               hath
               beene
               much
               doubted
               ,
               whether
               when
               a
               
                 Bill
              
               is
               in
               debate
               for
               the
               passage
               ,
               it
               ought
               not
               to
               receive
               the
               resolution
               of
               the
               house
               the
               same
               day
               wherein
               it
               is
               first
               offered
               to
               the
               passage
               ,
               but
               there
               have
               of
               late
               been
               some
               presidents
               ,
               where
               the
               case
               being
               of
               some
               importance
               ,
               and
               the
               debate
               growing
               long
               ,
               the
               argument
               hath
               beene
               put
               over
               till
               the
               day
               following
               ,
               
               in
               which
               case
               hee
               that
               hath
               already
               spoken
               to
               the
               
                 Bill
              
               the
               fist
               day
               ,
               may
               not
               againe
               speake
               the
               second
               ,
               no
               more
               then
               he
               may
               speake
               twice
               in
               one
               day
               where
               the
               argument
               is
               not
               deferred
               to
               another
               day
               .
            
             
               If
               a
               Bill
               be
               rejected
               ,
               the
               same
               Bill
               may
               not
               bee
               offered
               to
               the
               house
               again
               the
               same
               Session
               ;
               but
               if
               it
               bee
               altered
               in
               any
               point
               materiall
               both
               in
               the
               body
               and
               in
               the
               title
               ,
               it
               may
               bee
               received
               the
               second
               time
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               time
               of
               the
               reading
               of
               a
               Bill
               ,
               the
               house
               should
               not
               bee
               interrupted
               with
               any
               other
               busines
               ,
               and
               yet
               in
               1.
               
                 Eliz.
              
               24.
               
               
                 Maii
                 ,
              
               the
               house
               adjourned
               it selfe
               till
               the
               next
               day
               ,
               after
               
                 the
              
               Bill
               
                 for
                 sealing
                 cloathes
              
               was
               halfe
               read
               ,
               onely
               to
               bee
               present
               at
               the
               conference
               about
               
               Religion
               in
               Westminster
               Abbey
               .
            
             
               Sometimes
               the
               house
               conceiving
               much
               offence
               against
               some
               Bills
               ,
               doth
               not
               onely
               order
               it
               to
               be
               rejected
               ,
               but
               to
               be
               torne
               in
               the
               house
               ;
               as
               it
               was
               done
               
                 in
                 the
              
               Bill
               
                 to
                 avoid
                 Aliens
                 not
                 being
                 here
                 for
                 Religion
              
               ;
               1.
               
                 Eliz.
              
               23.
               
               
                 Iannar
                 .
              
            
             
               It
               hath
               beene
               seene
               that
               two
               Bills
               being
               apt
               to
               bee
               joyned
               together
               ,
               have
               by
               order
               of
               the
               house
               ,
               after
               they
               have
               beene
               twice
               read
               ,
               ordered
               to
               be
               ingrossed
               as
               one
               Bill
               ,
               and
               so
               passed
               ,
               which
               is
               somewhat
               strange
               ,
               for
               that
               both
               being
               made
               into
               one
               Bill
               ,
               it
               is
               thereby
               become
               a
               new
               Bill
               ;
               neverthelesse
               it
               was
               so
               done
               
                 in
                 two
              
               Bills
               
                 concerning
                 Treason
                 ,
              
               13.
               
                 Eliz.
              
               26.
               
               
                 Apr.
                 
              
            
             
               When
               a
               Bill
               is
               thrice
               read
               and
               
               passed
               in
               the
               house
               ,
               there
               ought
               to
               be
               no
               further
               alteration
               thereof
               in
               any
               point
               .
               Neverthelesse
               if
               it
               doe
               appeare
               that
               there
               be
               some
               apparent
               mistakings
               therein
               ,
               either
               by
               false
               writing
               ,
               or
               otherwise
               ,
               the
               house
               upon
               notice
               therof
               hath
               caused
               the
               same
               to
               bee
               amended
               the
               day
               following
               ,
               and
               reading
               the
               amendments
               three
               times
               ,
               have
               againe
               passed
               the
               Bill
               upon
               the
               question
               ,
               which
               is
               a
               rare
               president
               ;
               
                 yet
                 was
                 it
                 so
                 done
              
               23.
               
                 Eliz.
              
               20.
               
               
                 Ianuarii
                 ,
              
               Popham
               
                 being
                 Speaker
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 a
                 memorable
                 case
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
              
               23.
               
                 Eliz.
              
               14.
               
               
                 Martii
                 ,
              
               the
               
                 Lords
                 sentdown
                 a
                 Bill
                 touching
                 the
                 maintenance
                 of
                 the
                 borders
                 of
                 Scotland
                 ,
              
               the
               house
               proceedeth
               with
               another
               
                 Bill
              
               to
               the
               same
               effect
               ,
               the
               Lords
               complains
               that
               it
               is
               against
               
               order
               so
               to
               doe
               ,
               without
               praying
               a
               conference
               with
               them
               which
               was
               spoken
               by
               the
               Lords
               at
               a
               conference
               and
               answered
               by
               the
               
                 Committees
              
               of
               the
               
                 Commons
              
               house
               ,
               they
               might
               lawfully
               so
               doe
               .
            
          
           
             
               Sect.
               6.
               
            
             
               Touching
               Provisoes
               ,
               Schedules
               ,
               Amendements
               ,
               and
               amendments
               of
               Amendements
               .
            
             
               TOuching
               the
               offering
               and
               passing
               of
               Provisoes
               ,
               the
               course
               is
               thus
               ;
               If
               any
               man
               will
               offer
               a
               Provisoe
               to
               a
               
                 Bill
              
               originally
               begun
               in
               the
               
                 Commons
              
               house
               ,
               it
               ought
               to
               be
               offered
               in
               paper
               as
               
               long
               as
               the
               
                 Bill
              
               it selfe
               is
               not
               ingrosed
               ;
               but
               when
               the
               Bill
               is
               once
               ingrosed
               it
               ought
               to
               be
               offered
               in
               parchment
               ,
               and
               not
               in
               paper
               .
            
             
               If
               a
               Provisoe
               or
               Schedule
               of
               addition
               ,
               bee
               offered
               to
               any
               Bill
               comming
               from
               the
               Lords
               at
               first
               or
               secōd
               reading
               ,
               it
               must
               be
               offered
               in
               paper
               &
               not
               in
               parchment
               ,
               though
               the
               
                 Bill
              
               bee
               a
               
                 Bill
              
               ingrosed
               ,
               for
               that
               it
               may
               receive
               much
               amendment
               at
               the
               
                 Committee
                 ,
              
               and
               when
               it
               is
               together
               with
               the
               Bill
               returned
               to
               the
               
                 Committees
                 ,
              
               there
               ought
               to
               bee
               a
               speciall
               question
               made
               by
               the
               Speaker
               whether
               the
               Provisoe
               shall
               be
               ingrosed
               ,
               if
               it
               be
               denied
               ,
               he
               may
               put
               the
               Bill
               to
               the
               passage
               at
               the
               third
               reading
               without
               the
               Provisoe
               ,
               if
               otherwise
               ,
               then
               he
               ought
               to
               deliver
               the
               Provisoe
               to
               bee
               ingrosed
               ,
               
               and
               some
               other
               day
               when
               the
               Provisoe
               is
               ingrosed
               must
               put
               the
               question
               upon
               the
               passage
               .
            
             
               If
               it
               be
               offered
               at
               the
               first
               reading
               to
               a
               Bill
               begun
               in
               the
               
                 Commons
              
               house
               ,
               which
               is
               seldome
               ,
               it
               ought
               to
               be
               but
               once
               read
               at
               that
               time
               ,
               and
               so
               filed
               to
               the
               Bill
               ;
               If
               at
               the
               second
               reading
               it
               ought
               to
               be
               read
               twice
               as
               the
               Bill
               it self
               hath
               beene
               ,
               and
               ought
               to
               bee
               committed
               together
               with
               the
               Bill
               ;
               if
               it
               bee
               offered
               at
               the
               third
               reading
               ,
               the
               Bill
               being
               ingrosed
               ,
               it
               ought
               to
               bee
               read
               three
               times
               before
               the
               question
               bee
               put
               for
               the
               passage
               of
               the
               Bill
               ;
               but
               after
               every
               severall
               reading
               thereof
               ,
               the
               Clarke
               ought
               to
               pause
               a
               while
               to
               give
               men
               time
               to
               speake
               thereto
               :
               many
               times
               upon
               the
               second
               reading
               it
               is
               spoken
               unto
               ,
               
               and
               sometimes
               committed
               or
               amended
               at
               the
               Board
               ,
               sometimes
               rejected
               without
               more
               reading
               :
               upon
               the
               third
               reading
               thereof
               the
               question
               ought
               to
               bee
               made
               whether
               or
               no
               the
               house
               doth
               thinke
               fit
               to
               annex
               that
               Proviso
               to
               the
               Bill
               read
               ,
               which
               question
               ought
               to
               be
               made
               singly
               upon
               the
               Proviso
               ,
               and
               afterwards
               the
               question
               ought
               to
               bee
               made
               for
               passage
               of
               the
               Bill
               ,
               together
               with
               the
               Proviso
               annexed
               .
               If
               the
               Bill
               with
               the
               Proviso
               annexed
               doe
               passe
               upon
               the
               third
               reading
               ,
               the
               Clark
               ought
               to
               signe
               the
               same
               in
               this
               sort
               upon
               the
               Bill
               towards
               the
               right
               hand
               .
               
                 
                   Soit
                   baille
                   Anx
                   Seigneurs
                   ave●
                   .
                
                 
                   que
                   un
                   provission
                   annex
                   .
                
              
               And
               ought
               to
               signe
               the
               Proviso
               it selfe
               .
               
               
                 Soit
                 baille
                 anx
                 Seigneurs
                 .
              
            
             
               The
               like
               rules
               here
               given
               for
               Provisors
               are
               to
               bee
               observed
               ,
               when
               any
               Addition
               (
               which
               alwayes
               containeth
               in
               it
               another
               clause
               )
               or
               branch
               of
               the
               Bill
               ,
               is
               desired
               to
               be
               enacted
               ,
               and
               offered
               by
               any
               of
               the
               house
               ,
               with
               this
               difference
               ,
               that
               wheras
               the
               Clark
               in
               case
               of
               a
               Proviso
               maketh
               mention
               of
               the
               Proviso
               annexed
               ,
               he
               ought
               in
               this
               case
               to
               write
               
                 avec●
                 un
                 Schedule
                 annex
                 ,
              
               for
               that
               which
               containeth
               an
               Addition
               ,
               is
               called
               a
               Schedule
               .
               After
               a
               question
               propounded
               in
               the
               affirmative
               ,
               upon
               the
               passage
               of
               a
               Bil
               ,
               &
               before
               the
               question
               for
               the
               negative
               part
               ,
               a
               Proviso
               was
               offered
               ,
               and
               judged
               to
               be
               received
               ,
               1.
               
               
                 Iacobi
              
               13.
               
               
                 Iun.
              
               1604.
               
               Such
               Bills
               as
               come
               from
               the
               Lords
               ,
               have
               their
               passage
               in
               
               the
               
                 Commons
              
               house
               by
               three
               readings
               ,
               as
               well
               as
               those
               that
               originally
               begunne
               ,
               there
               when
               they
               are
               committed
               ,
               and
               the
               
                 Committee
              
               see
               cause
               to
               make
               some
               amendment
               in
               them
               ,
               they
               ought
               not
               to
               interline
               ,
               or
               raze
               ,
               or
               make
               any
               other
               alteration
               in
               the
               
                 Bill
              
               it selfe
               ,
               as
               they
               doe
               in
               their
               owne
               
                 Bills
                 ,
              
               but
               in
               a
               paper
               thereto
               annexed
               they
               ought
               to
               expresse
               in
               what
               line
               ,
               and
               betweene
               what
               words
               they
               desire
               the
               amendments
               to
               bee
               made
               ,
               which
               they
               ought
               to
               returne
               up
               to
               the
               house
               .
               If
               upon
               the
               report
               thereof
               ,
               the
               house
               shall
               approve
               the
               doings
               of
               the
               
                 Committees
                 ,
              
               then
               ought
               the
               
                 Bill
              
               with
               the
               Paper
               affixed
               ,
               to
               bee
               sent
               to
               the
               Lords
               house
               ,
               to
               bee
               accordingly
               amended
               by
               the
               Lords
               ,
               if
               they
               shall
               so
               thinke
               good
               .
               So
               
               likewise
               ought
               the
               Lords
               to
               doe
               where
               they
               desire
               alterations
               in
               any
               
                 Bill
              
               passed
               from
               the
               
                 Commons
              
               house
               unto
               them
               .
               And
               in
               this
               case
               after
               the
               amendments
               read
               three
               times
               ,
               the
               question
               ought
               first
               to
               bee
               put
               whether
               the
               amendments
               shall
               accordingly
               be
               assented
               unto
               .
               Secondly
               ,
               for
               the
               passage
               of
               the
               
                 Bill
                 ,
              
               which
               the
               amendments
               (
               if
               it
               passe
               )
               the
               Clark
               ought
               to
               signe
               it
               in
               these
               words
               underneath
               ,
               the
               signing
               of
               the
               Lords
               at
               the
               foote
               of
               the
               
                 Bill
                 .
              
               
                 Acest
                 bille
                 avecque
                 les
                 amendments
                 les
                 comuns
                 one
                 assentus
                 .
              
            
             
               When
               the
               Lords
               send
               downe
               amendments
               they
               ought
               to
               bee
               read
               two
               times
               ,
               and
               then
               if
               excepted
               unto
               ,
               put
               to
               the
               question
               for
               the
               committing
               .
               If
               they
               be
               approved
               by
               the
               
                 Committees
                 ,
              
               and
               so
               
               reported
               then
               ought
               the
               question
               to
               bee
               put
               for
               the
               amendment
               of
               the
               
                 Bill
              
               accordingly
               .
            
             
               Anno
               29.
               Eliz.
               25.
               Decem.
               the
               Bill
               touching
               labourers
               ,
               passing
               first
               from
               the
               
                 commons
              
               house
               ,
               was
               sent
               from
               the
               Lords
               with
               amendments
               in
               parchments
               ,
               &
               the
               parchments
               formally
               indorsed
               ,
               
                 Solt
                 baille
                 aux
                 comuns
              
               ;
               to
               which
               ,
               exception
               being
               taken
               ,
               there
               was
               much
               contention
               about
               it
               betwen
               the
               houses
               ,
               and
               Presidents
               sought
               up
               ,
               and
               at
               last
               resolved
               it
               ought
               to
               be
               in
               paper
               without
               any
               indorsement
               at
               all
               ;
               otherwise
               it
               is
               where
               there
               is
               a
               Schedule
               of
               additions
               ,
               or
               a
               Proviso
               annexed
               ,
               for
               they
               ought
               alwaies
               to
               be
               sent
               in
               parchment
               ;
               the
               journall
               booke
               in
               this
               place
               handleth
               this
               point
               at
               large
               .
            
             
             
               If
               there
               bee
               cause
               to
               make
               alteration
               in
               some
               Proviso
               or
               Schedule
               sent
               from
               the
               Lords
               ,
               the
               amendment
               ought
               to
               be
               tendred
               in
               paper
               ,
               and
               so
               passed
               to
               the
               Lords
               ,
               3.
               
                 Sess.
                 Iac.
                 Reg.
              
               30.
               
               
                 Iunii
                 .
              
            
             
               If
               besides
               the
               amendments
               a
               Proviso
               be
               added
               thereunto
               or
               a
               Schedule
               of
               additions
               ,
               there
               ought
               to
               bee
               mention
               thereof
               made
               by
               the
               Clarke
               in
               the
               signing
               of
               the
               
                 Bill
                 .
              
            
             
               If
               the
               
                 Commons
              
               house
               passe
               a
               
                 Bill
              
               sent
               from
               the
               Lords
               with
               some
               additions
               by
               way
               of
               Schedule
               (
               which
               ever
               containeth
               some
               new
               clause
               or
               entire
               branch
               added
               to
               the
               
                 Bill
              
               )
               or
               with
               some
               Proviso
               to
               be
               added
               thereto
               ,
               the
               same
               ought
               to
               be
               signed
               as
               a
               new
               
                 Bill
                 .
              
               
               
                 Soit
                 baille
                 aux
                 Segneurs
                 .
              
            
             
               For
               the
               omission
               of
               which
               the
               Lords
               conceiving
               that
               they
               have
               not
               had
               warrant
               to
               proceed
               ,
               thereupon
               ,
               have
               returned
               the
               same
               to
               the
               
                 Commons
              
               house
               to
               be
               amended
               ,
               and
               the
               same
               hath
               been
               reformed
               accordingly
               ,
               
                 in
                 the
              
               Bill
               
                 against
                 scandalous
                 rumors
                 ,
              
               23.
               
                 Eliz.
              
               8.
               
               
                 Maii.
                 
              
            
             
               If
               the
               Lords
               doe
               absolutely
               disallow
               of
               any
               thing
               required
               by
               the
               
                 Commons
              
               house
               to
               be
               put
               out
               ,
               or
               of
               any
               addition
               or
               alteration
               to
               be
               made
               by
               way
               of
               amendment
               ,
               the
               
                 Bill
              
               can
               then
               have
               no
               further
               proceeding
               ;
               for
               if
               the
               
                 Commons
              
               say
               put
               out
               ,
               and
               the
               Lords
               say
               let
               it
               stand
               as
               it
               was
               ,
               the
               same
               being
               before
               determined
               by
               question
               in
               the
               
                 Commons
              
               house
               ,
               cannot
               be
               brought
               to
               the
               
               question
               againe
               ,
               23.
               
                 Eliz
              
               9.
               
               
                 Mar.
                 The
              
               Bill
               
                 of
                 scandalous
                 Rumours
                 &c.
              
               But
               if
               the
               Lords
               for
               explanation
               of
               such
               a
               sentence
               as
               is
               in
               question
               ,
               do
               add
               words
               to
               the
               additions
               of
               the
               
                 Commons
                 ,
              
               without
               putting
               out
               of
               any
               part
               of
               that
               which
               is
               required
               to
               bee
               added
               or
               altered
               by
               the
               
                 Commons
                 ,
              
               the
               same
               being
               set
               downe
               in
               writing
               by
               the
               Lords
               ,
               and
               sent
               to
               the
               
                 Commons
                 ,
              
               together
               with
               the
               
                 Bill
                 ,
              
               if
               the
               
                 Commons
              
               do
               allow
               thereof
               ,
               they
               are
               to
               add
               the
               words
               required
               by
               the
               Lords
               paper
               ,
               and
               to
               insert
               the
               same
               into
               their
               owne
               paper
               ,
               and
               so
               returne
               the
               same
               to
               the
               Lords
               ;
               who
               thereupon
               ought
               to
               enter
               it
               into
               their
               
                 Bill
              
               ingrosed
               ,
               and
               so
               the
               
                 Bill
              
               hath
               his
               passage
               .
               The
               like
               in
               all
               points
               
                 mutatis
                 mutandis
                 ,
              
               in
               Bills
               originally
               ,
               
               begunne
               in
               the
               
                 Commons
              
               house
               ,
               and
               sent
               to
               the
               Lords
               ;
               but
               if
               to
               the
               Bill
               comming
               from
               the
               Lords
               ,
               any
               Proviso
               or
               entire
               new
               matter
               bee
               added
               by
               the
               Commons
               (
               because
               it
               is
               adjudged
               as
               a
               new
               Bill
               )
               and
               hath
               not
               beene
               at
               the
               question
               in
               both
               houses
               ,
               the
               Lords
               may
               by
               their
               paper
               require
               to
               have
               part
               thereof
               put
               out
               ,
               or
               may
               offer
               additions
               thereunto
               ,
               which
               being
               returned
               to
               the
               Commons
               ,
               and
               they
               giving
               allowance
               thereof
               ,
               they
               are
               accordingly
               to
               amend
               the
               same
               in
               their
               owne
               house
               ,
               without
               sending
               it
               backe
               to
               bee
               amended
               by
               the
               Lords
               ;
               for
               
                 amendments
                 ought
                 alwaies
                 to
                 bee
                 in
                 that
                 house
                 from
                 whence
                 the
                 thing
                 to
                 bee
                 amended
                 originally
                 proceedeth
                 ;
                 though
                 the
                 directions
                 for
                 the
                 amendments
                 
                 came
                 from
                 the
                 other
                 house
              
               ;
               and
               so
               
                 mutatis
                 mutandis
                 ,
              
               in
               Provisoes
               or
               other
               entire
               additions
               required
               by
               the
               Lords
               to
               be
               added
               to
               any
               Bill
               proceeding
               from
               the
               Commons
               :
               And
               
                 it
                 is
                 held
                 for
                 a
                 generall
                 rule
                 ,
                 that
                 neither
                 house
                 may
                 of
                 themselves
                 put
                 out
                 any
                 thing
                 which
                 they
                 have
                 before
                 passed
                 ,
                 otherwise
                 then
                 requested
                 by
                 the
                 house
                 which
                 hath
                 not
                 passed
                 the
                 same
                 :
                 In
                 the
                 Parliament
              
               31.
               Eliz.
               
                 when
                 Mr.
                 
              
               Snagge
               
                 was
                 Speaker
                 ,
                 It
                 was
                 usuall
                 when
                 either
                 house
                 desired
                 the
                 cleare
                 passage
                 of
                 any
              
               Bill
               
                 sent
                 unto
                 them
                 from
                 the
                 other
                 house
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 they
                 though
                 fit
                 to
                 make
                 alterations
                 to
                 acquaint
                 the
                 house
                 from
                 whom
                 it
                 came
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 alterations
                 which
                 they
                 intended
                 to
                 make
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 desire
                 to
                 know
                 their
                 willingnesse
                 thereto
                 ,
                 thereby
                 to
                 prevent
                 the
                 
                 hazard
                 of
                 the
              
               Bill
               ;
               
                 If
                 perhaps
                 they
                 should
                 make
                 alterations
                 not
                 approved
                 of
                 .
                 In
                 like
                 sort
                 they
                 sometimes
                 used
                 conferences
                 onely
                 ,
                 to
                 prevent
                 the
                 casting
                 away
                 of
              
               Bills
               
                 for
                 some
                 small
                 difference
                 about
                 the
                 amendments
                 .
                 See
                 for
                 this
                 the
                 Clarkes
                 booke
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
              
               21.
               
               
                 Martii
                 ,
                 and
              
               27
               Elizab.
               10.
               
               
                 Martii
                 ;
                 the
              
               Bill
               
                 against
                 Iesuits
                 :
                 The
                 like
              
               23.
               Eliz.
               17.
               
               
                 Martii
                 ,
                 the
              
               Bill
               
                 against
                 seditious
                 rumours
                 .
                 Anno
              
               23.
               Eliz.
               24.
               
               
                 Martii
                 ,
                 In
                 the
              
               Bill
               
                 for
                 the
                 better
                 government
                 of
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 the
              
               Commons
               
                 at
                 the
                 request
                 of
                 the
                 Lords
                 doe
                 alter
                 their
                 owne
                 amendments
                 .
              
               The
               like
               was
               done
               by
               the
               Lords
               at
               the
               request
               of
               the
               
                 Commons
              
               upon
               a
               conference
               for
               that
               purpose
               .
               
                 In
                 the
              
               Bill
               
                 of
                 Hostile
                 Lawes
                 ,
              
               3.
               
                 Sess.
              
               1.
               
               
                 Parliament
                 .
                 Iac.
                 Reg.
              
               29.
               
               
                 Iunii
              
               27.
               
               Eliz
               22.
               
               
                 Feb.
              
               The
               Lords
               by
               a
               message
               without
               any
               paper
               sent
               unto
               them
               ,
               have
               beene
               prayed
               by
               the
               
                 Commons
              
               house
               to
               amend
               the
               sense
               of
               some
               of
               their
               amendments
               ,
               that
               so
               the
               house
               might
               further
               proceed
               there
               with
               all
               ,
               which
               hath
               accordingly
               beene
               performed
               ,
               and
               then
               their
               amendments
               have
               beene
               considered
               ,
               allowed
               and
               returned
               ,
               23.
               
                 Eliz.
              
               17.
               
               
                 Martii
                 ,
                 In
                 the
              
               Bill
               
                 touching
                 Scottish
                 orders
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 In
                 the
              
               Bill
               
                 against
                 vagabonds
              
               13.
               
                 Eliz.
              
               It
               was
               resolved
               that
               certaine
               words
               required
               by
               the
               Lords
               to
               be
               put
               out
               ,
               should
               not
               be
               put
               out
               of
               the
               
                 Bill
                 ,
              
               but
               staied
               still
               in
               the
               same
               ,
               qualified
               with
               other
               words
               ,
               with
               condition
               that
               if
               the
               Lords
               should
               not
               agree
               to
               the
               said
               qualification
               ,
               the
               house
               
               would
               not
               bee
               bound
               by
               the
               said
               resolution
               ,
               which
               was
               done
               of
               purpose
               to
               avoid
               the
               hazard
               of
               the
               
                 Bill
                 ,
              
               in
               case
               the
               Lords
               should
               not
               agree
               thereto
               .
            
             
               When
               amendments
               of
               any
               
                 Bill
              
               comming
               from
               the
               Lords
               are
               returned
               by
               the
               
                 Committees
              
               or
               otherwise
               added
               by
               the
               house
               ,
               they
               ought
               presently
               to
               bee
               read
               three
               times
               before
               they
               be
               put
               to
               the
               passage
               with
               the
               
                 Bill
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 Parliament
              
               13.
               
                 Eliz.
                 at
                 the
                 third
                 reading
                 of
                 a
              
               Bill
               
                 which
                 came
                 from
                 the
                 Lords
                 ,
              
               an
               addition
               in
               paper
               was
               by
               question
               affiled
               to
               it
               ,
               the
               addition
               having
               beene
               but
               once
               read
               ,
               the
               
                 Bill
              
               was
               put
               to
               the
               question
               ,
               and
               the
               house
               divided
               upon
               the
               passage
               ,
               the
               error
               being
               espied
               ,
               after
               long
               argument
               thereupon
               ,
               the
               additions
               were
               ordered
               
               to
               bee
               read
               twice
               more
               ,
               and
               the
               
                 Bill
              
               was
               againe
               put
               to
               the
               question
               and
               passed
               :
               
                 this
                 was
                 the
              
               Bill
               
                 against
                 taking
                 up
                 of
                 previsions
                 within
              
               5.
               
                 miles
                 of
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 which
                 passed
              
               25.
               
               
                 May
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Parliament
                 Anno
              
               2.
               
                 &
                 tertio
                 P.
                 &
                 M.
                 the
              
               Bill
               
                 for
                 exactions
                 at
                 musters
                 ,
              
               had
               a
               Proviso
               annexed
               by
               the
               
                 Commons
              
               house
               ,
               and
               the
               Lords
               returned
               the
               
                 Bill
                 ,
              
               desiring
               the
               Proviso
               annexed
               might
               be
               taken
               off
               ,
               and
               a
               new
               devised
               by
               themselves
               put
               in
               place
               thereof
               .
            
             
               
                 Anno
              
               27.
               
                 Eliz.
              
               5.
               
               
                 Feb.
              
               The
               Lords
               having
               made
               additions
               to
               a
               
                 Bill
              
               passed
               from
               the
               
                 Commons
              
               house
               ,
               the
               
                 Commons
              
               pray
               conference
               with
               them
               ,
               and
               desire
               that
               they
               themselves
               may
               have
               leave
               to
               make
               a
               further
               addition
               to
               their
               owne
               
                 Bill
                 ,
              
               or
               that
               the
               
               Lords
               would
               bee
               pleased
               to
               supply
               the
               same
               with
               an
               addition
               of
               theirs
               ,
               which
               the
               Lords
               refused
               to
               doe
               ,
               because
               they
               found
               no
               such
               president
               ,
               
                 Anno
              
               27.
               
                 Eliz.
                 Fol.
              
               81.
               
               
                 In
                 the
                 Iournall
                 ,
                 The
              
               Bill
               
                 against
                 fraudulent
                 conveiances
              
               passed
               from
               the
               Lords
               ,
               was
               upon
               the
               second
               reading
               refused
               by
               the
               house
               to
               bee
               committed
               ;
               whereupon
               the
               Lords
               craved
               a
               conference
               ,
               and
               shewed
               it
               was
               a
               
                 Bill
              
               which
               her
               Majesty
               called
               her
               
                 Bill
                 ,
              
               drawne
               by
               the
               Councell
               ,
               with
               the
               advice
               of
               her
               Judges
               ,
               and
               therefore
               wondred
               at
               the
               proceedings
               of
               the
               house
               ,
               and
               concluded
               that
               they
               expected
               and
               desired
               that
               the
               house
               would
               take
               it
               into
               their
               further
               consideration
               ;
               afterwards
               the
               house
               by
               a
               special
               
                 Committee
              
               praying
               their
               
               Lordshippes
               to
               joine
               in
               petition
               to
               the
               Queene
               about
               matters
               of
               Religion
               ,
               causing
               the
               messengers
               to
               stay
               in
               the
               painted
               Chamber
               ,
               after
               a
               while
               sent
               out
               unto
               them
               the
               chiefe
               Justice
               and
               others
               to
               tell
               them
               ,
               that
               when
               they
               received
               an
               answer
               from
               the
               house
               touching
               the
               
                 Bill
              
               of
               fraudulent
               conveiances
               ,
               the
               house
               should
               have
               an
               answer
               touching
               the
               petition
               .
            
             
               
                 An.
              
               27.
               
                 Eliz.
              
               10.
               
               
                 Mar.
                 Fo.
              
               130.
               
                 in
                 the
                 Iournall
              
               to
               the
               
                 Bill
              
               against
               Jesuits
               ,
               which
               passed
               from
               the
               the
               
                 Commons
              
               house
               ,
               there
               were
               some
               amendments
               desired
               to
               bee
               made
               by
               the
               Lords
               ,
               the
               
                 Commons
              
               by
               message
               desire
               the
               Lords
               to
               reforme
               their
               desired
               amendments
               in
               some
               points
               ,
               which
               the
               
                 Committees
              
               for
               the
               
               Lords
               thought
               could
               not
               bee
               done
               by
               order
               ;
               but
               the
               
                 Commons
              
               house
               resolved
               it
               might
               bee
               well
               helped
               by
               a
               Proviso
               in
               the
               
                 Commons
              
               house
               ,
               and
               chose
               rather
               to
               take
               the
               course
               ,
               then
               further
               to
               urge
               their
               Lordships
               therein
               .
            
             
               
                 Anno
              
               27.
               
                 Eliz.
              
               13.
               
               
                 Mar.
                 The
              
               Bill
               
                 touching
                 the
                 sabbath
                 ,
              
               which
               upon
               divers
               conferences
               of
               the
               houses
               ,
               received
               divers
               additions
               ,
               alterations
               and
               amendments
               of
               amendements
               ,
               and
               by
               that
               meanes
               was
               much
               defaced
               ,
               was
               sent
               downe
               by
               the
               Lords
               and
               praied
               by
               them
               that
               it
               might
               be
               new
               written
               ,
               which
               was
               done
               ,
               and
               so
               it
               passed
               again
               in
               both
               the
               houses
               .
            
             
               
                 Anno
              
               25.
               
                 Eliz.
              
               31.
               
               
                 Mar.
                 The
              
               Bill
               
                 against
                 popish
                 recusants
                 ,
              
               first
               
               passing
               from
               the
               Lords
               ,
               was
               returned
               with
               amendments
               ,
               which
               the
               Lords
               aseented
               to
               ,
               and
               sent
               downe
               the
               same
               againe
               amended
               by
               them
               accordingly
               ;
               And
               also
               a
               Proviso
               annexed
               thereto
               to
               bee
               passed
               ,
               if
               the
               house
               should
               thinke
               good
               ,
               which
               was
               yeelded
               to
               ;
               and
               the
               Proviso
               being
               thrice
               read
               ,
               was
               with
               the
               Bill
               passed
               accordingly
               ,
               6.
               
               
                 Apr.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 This
                 is
                 a
                 very
                 remarkeable
                 president
                 ,
              
               that
               a
               Proviso
               should
               be
               added
               by
               them
               who
               first
               passed
               the
               
                 Bill
                 ,
              
               and
               not
               to
               have
               any
               reference
               to
               any
               alteration
               or
               amendment
               inserted
               by
               direction
               from
               the
               other
               house
               .
            
             
               When
               amendments
               are
               desired
               by
               the
               Lords
               to
               a
               Bill
               past
               from
               the
               lower
               house
               ,
               and
               thrice
               read
               ,
               the
               question
               ought
               to
               bee
               
               whether
               the
               house
               wil
               be
               pleased
               to
               admit
               of
               those
               amendments
               ,
               and
               that
               being
               yeelded
               unto
               ,
               the
               
                 Bill
              
               it selfe
               ought
               not
               againe
               to
               be
               put
               to
               the
               question
               .
            
             
               If
               it
               be
               resolved
               to
               allow
               the
               amendments
               ,
               the
               alterations
               are
               usually
               made
               by
               the
               Clarkes
               servants
               sitting
               without
               the
               Parliament
               doore
               ,
               according
               to
               the
               direction
               in
               paper
               annexed
               to
               the
               Bill
               ,
               and
               the
               Clarke
               is
               trusted
               with
               the
               examination
               thereof
               .
            
             
               
                 In
                 the
                 fourth
                 session
                 of
                 the
                 first
                 parliament
                 of
                 king
              
               James
               ,
               it
               was
               conceived
               by
               some
               of
               the
               
                 commens
              
               house
               ,
               that
               by
               reason
               that
               Bills
               which
               are
               passed
               in
               both
               houses
               and
               oftentimes
               razed
               in
               either
               house
               ,
               and
               no
               mention
               made
               anywhere
               of
               such
               razures
               lawfully
               made
               ,
               that
               it
               might
               give
               
               occasions
               to
               persons
               ill
               disposed
               ,
               to
               make
               razures
               in
               
                 Bills
              
               past
               ,
               much
               to
               the
               prejudice
               of
               the
               Common
               wealth
               ;
               it
               was
               therefore
               moved
               that
               the
               L.
               Chancellor
               for
               the
               upper
               house
               ,
               who
               supplies
               the
               place
               of
               Speaker
               there
               ,
               and
               the
               Speaker
               in
               the
               house
               of
               
                 Commons
              
               should
               subscribe
               their
               hands
               to
               every
               
                 Bill
              
               so
               razed
               ;
               and
               that
               mention
               should
               bee
               made
               upon
               the
               
                 Bill
              
               of
               all
               the
               razures
               therein
               ,
               but
               this
               motion
               was
               not
               further
               prosecuted
               .
            
          
           
           
             
               Sect.
               7.
               
            
             
               Touching
               the
               sending
               of
               
                 Bills
              
               from
               one
               house
               to
               the
               other
               .
            
             
               WHEN
               the
               Speaker
               hath
               in
               his
               hands
               a
               convenient
               number
               of
               Bills
               ready
               passed
               ,
               as
               five
               or
               six
               or
               thereabouts
               ,
               hee
               then
               putteth
               the
               house
               in
               minde
               of
               sending
               them
               up
               to
               the
               Lords
               ,
               and
               desireth
               the
               house
               to
               appoint
               messengers
               ,
               who
               accordingly
               do
               appoint
               some
               one
               principall
               member
               of
               the
               house
               for
               that
               purpose
               ,
               to
               whom
               the
               
                 Bils
              
               are
               delivered
               in
               such
               order
               as
               he
               ought
               to
               present
               them
               to
               the
               Lords
               ,
               
               which
               is
               done
               by
               direction
               of
               the
               Speaker
               ,
               except
               the
               house
               bee
               pleased
               to
               give
               speciall
               direction
               therein
               .
            
             
               The
               order
               which
               hath
               usually
               beene
               observed
               in
               ranking
               of
               them
               ,
               is
               first
               to
               place
               them
               that
               came
               originally
               from
               the
               Lords
               .
            
             
               Secondly
               ,
               those
               that
               being
               sent
               up
               unto
               the
               Lords
               from
               the
               
                 Commons
              
               house
               ,
               were
               sent
               backe
               to
               be
               amended
               .
            
             
               Thirdly
               ,
               publique
               Bills
               originally
               comming
               from
               the
               
                 Commons
              
               house
               ,
               and
               they
               to
               bee
               marshalled
               according
               to
               their
               degrees
               in
               consequence
               .
            
             
               Lastly
               ,
               are
               to
               be
               placed
               private
               Bills
               in
               such
               order
               as
               the
               Speaker
               pleaseth
               .
            
             
               Many
               times
               the
               house
               (
               with
               a
               purpose
               specially
               to
               grace
               some
               
               one
               Bill
               )
               sendeth
               it
               alone
               sometimes
               with
               a
               speciall
               recommendation
               thereof
               .
               The
               messenger
               for
               this
               purpose
               is
               usually
               attended
               by
               thirty
               or
               forty
               of
               the
               house
               ,
               as
               they
               please
               and
               are
               affected
               to
               the
               businesse
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               Parliament
               
                 Anno
              
               31.
               
                 Eliz.
                 Mar.
                 A
                 private
              
               Bill
               
                 for
                 the
                 releefe
                 of
                 one
                 Thomas
                 Haselridge
                 ,
              
               being
               passed
               ,
               the
               
                 Commons
              
               house
               was
               sent
               up
               only
               with
               four
               or
               5.
               messengers
               ,
               to
               which
               the
               Lords
               taking
               exceptions
               ,
               returned
               the
               Bill
               ,
               saying
               ,
               they
               had
               cause
               to
               doubt
               that
               it
               passed
               not
               with
               a
               generall
               consent
               of
               the
               house
               ;
               because
               it
               passed
               not
               graced
               with
               a
               greater
               number
               ,
               and
               left
               it
               to
               the
               consideration
               of
               the
               house
               ,
               to
               send
               it
               backe
               in
               such
               sort
               as
               was
               fit
               .
               The
               principall
               messenger
               
               which
               delivereth
               the
               Bills
               to
               the
               Lords
               comming
               in
               the
               first
               ranke
               of
               his
               company
               to
               the
               Barre
               of
               the
               Lords
               house
               ,
               with
               three
               congees
               telleth
               the
               Lords
               ,
               that
               the
               Knights
               ,
               Citizens
               and
               Burgesses
               of
               the
               
                 Commons
              
               house
               ,
               have
               sent
               unto
               their
               Lordships
               certain
               
                 Bills
                 ,
              
               and
               then
               reading
               the
               title
               of
               every
               Bill
               as
               it
               heth
               in
               order
               ,
               so
               delivereth
               the
               same
               in
               an
               humble
               manner
               unto
               the
               Lord
               Chancellor
               ,
               who
               of
               purpose
               commeth
               to
               the
               Bat
               to
               receive
               them
               .
            
             
               Bills
               sent
               from
               the
               Lords
               to
               the
               
                 Commons
              
               house
               ,
               if
               they
               be
               ordinary
               Bills
               ,
               are
               sent
               down
               by
               Sergents
               at
               Law
               ,
               or
               by
               two
               Doctors
               of
               the
               civill
               Law
               ,
               being
               Masters
               of
               the
               Chancery
               ,
               and
               being
               attendants
               in
               the
               upper
               house
               ,
               accompanied
               sometimes
               with
               the
               
               Clarke
               of
               the
               Crowne
               an
               attendant
               there
               .
            
             
               Bills
               of
               greater
               moment
               are
               usually
               sent
               down
               by
               some
               of
               the
               Judges
               assistants
               ,
               there
               accompanied
               with
               some
               of
               the
               Masters
               of
               the
               Chancery
               ,
               who
               being
               admitted
               entrance
               ,
               doe
               come
               up
               close
               to
               the
               table
               where
               the
               Clarke
               sitteth
               ,
               making
               three
               congies
               ,
               and
               there
               acquainting
               the
               Speaker
               that
               the
               Lords
               have
               sent
               unto
               the
               house
               certaine
               Bills
               ,
               doth
               read
               the
               Titles
               and
               delivereth
               the
               Bills
               to
               the
               Speaker
               ,
               and
               so
               againe
               departeth
               with
               three
               congies
               ;
               when
               they
               are
               out
               of
               the
               house
               ,
               the
               Speaker
               holdeth
               the
               Bills
               in
               his
               hands
               and
               acquainteth
               the
               house
               that
               the
               Lords
               by
               their
               Messengers
               have
               sent
               to
               the
               house
               certaine
               Bills
               ,
               and
               then
               
               reading
               the
               Title
               of
               every
               
                 Bill
                 ,
              
               delivereth
               them
               to
               the
               Clarke
               to
               be
               safely
               kept
               ,
               and
               to
               bee
               read
               when
               they
               shall
               be
               called
               for
               .
            
             
               
                 Bills
              
               originally
               preferred
               to
               the
               Lords
               house
               ,
               have
               such
               proceeding
               in
               that
               house
               in
               all
               points
               ,
               as
               
                 Bills
              
               preferred
               to
               the
               
                 Commons
              
               house
               have
               there
               ,
               only
               when
               any
               question
               is
               made
               in
               the
               Lords
               house
               ,
               the
               triall
               thereof
               is
               by
               saying
               content
               or
               not
               content
               ,
               and
               if
               that
               be
               doubtfull
               ,
               then
               by
               telling
               the
               Poles
               ,
               without
               dividing
               the
               house
               .
            
          
           
           
             
               Sect.
               8.
               
            
             
               Touching
               the
               Royall
               Assent
               .
            
             
               VVHEN
               
                 Bills
              
               are
               thus
               passed
               by
               both
               the
               houses
               upon
               three
               severall
               readings
               in
               either
               house
               ,
               they
               ought
               (
               for
               their
               last
               approbation
               that
               so
               like
               to
               silver
               they
               may
               be
               seven
               times
               purified
               )
               to
               have
               the
               Royall
               Assent
               ,
               which
               is
               usually
               deferred
               till
               the
               last
               day
               of
               the
               Session
               ;
               But
               it
               may
               bee
               given
               at
               any
               time
               during
               the
               Parliament
               ;
               touching
               which
               it
               hath
               been
               much
               doubted
               ,
               and
               oftentimes
               debated
               ,
               whether
               the
               Royall
               Assent
               given
               
               to
               any
               one
               
                 Bill
                 ,
              
               doth
               not
               
                 ipso
                 facto
              
               conclude
               that
               present
               Session
               ,
               which
               question
               is
               of
               great
               consequence
               ;
               for
               if
               thereby
               the
               Session
               be
               at
               an
               end
               ,
               then
               ought
               every
               other
               
                 Bill
              
               not
               having
               the
               Royall
               Assent
               (
               though
               it
               hath
               passed
               both
               the
               houses
               )
               to
               bee
               againe
               read
               three
               times
               in
               either
               house
               ,
               and
               to
               have
               the
               same
               proceedings
               as
               at
               first
               ,
               as
               if
               nothing
               had
               beene
               formerly
               done
               therein
               ;
               so
               must
               it
               bee
               of
               all
               other
               Acts
               of
               the
               house
               .
               But
               
                 in
                 the
                 last
                 Session
                 of
                 the
                 first
                 Parliament
                 of
                 King
              
               James
               ,
               
                 the
                 house
                 being
                 then
                 desirous
                 to
                 have
                 a
              
               Bill
               
                 to
                 bee
                 forthwith
                 passed
                 ,
                 declared
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Royall
                 Assent
                 to
                 one
              
               Bill
               
                 or
                 more
                 ,
                 did
                 not
                 dissolve
                 the
                 Session
                 without
                 some
                 speciall
                 declaration
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 pleasure
                 to
                 that
                 purpose
                 ,
              
               
               8.
               
               
                 April
              
               1604.
               in
               the
               Journall
               .
            
             
               So
               likewise
               it
               appeareth
               by
               the
               
                 Iournall
              
               1.
               
               &
               2.
               
                 Phil.
                 &
                 M.
              
               21.
               
               
                 November
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 Queene
                 came
                 of
                 purpose
                 into
                 the
                 Parliament
                 house
                 to
                 give
                 their
                 Assent
                 to
                 Cardinall
              
               Pooles
               Bill
               .
               And
               upon
               question
               made
               ,
               it
               was
               then
               resolved
               by
               the
               whole
               house
               that
               the
               Session
               was
               not
               thereby
               concluded
               ,
               but
               that
               they
               might
               proceed
               in
               their
               businesse
               ,
               notwithstanding
               the
               Royall
               Assent
               given
               ,
               but
               for
               more
               security
               it
               is
               usuall
               to
               insert
               a
               Proviso
               to
               that
               purpose
               .
            
             
               
                 At
                 the
                 giving
                 the
                 Royall
                 assent
                 it
                 is
                 not
                 requisite
                 that
                 the
                 King
                 be
                 present
                 in
                 person
                 for
                 by
              
               expresse
               words
               of
               the
               Stat.
               of
               33
               of
               Hen.
               8
               .
               Ca.
               21
               .
               The
               Kings
               Royall
               assent
               by
               
               his
               letters
               pattents
               under
               the
               great
               Scale
               signed
               by
               his
               hand
               ,
               and
               declared
               and
               notified
               in
               his
               absence
               to
               the
               Lords
               Spirituall
               &
               Temporall
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               
                 Commons
              
               assembled
               in
               the
               higher
               house
               ,
               is
               and
               ever
               was
               of
               as
               good
               strength
               and
               force
               ,
               as
               though
               the
               person
               of
               the
               King
               had
               beene
               there
               personally
               present
               ,
               and
               had
               assented
               openly
               and
               publiquely
               to
               the
               same
               ;
               
                 According
                 to
                 which
                 Statute
                 the
                 Royall
                 Assent
                 was
                 given
                 by
                 commission
                 ,
              
               Anno
               38.
               
               Hen.
               8.
               unto
               the
               
                 Bill
              
               for
               the
               Attainder
               of
               the
               Duke
               of
               Norfolke
               ,
               
                 and
                 very
                 oftentimes
                 since
                 .
              
            
             
               The
               Royall
               Assent
               is
               given
               in
               this
               sort
               :
               After
               some
               solemnities
               ended
               ,
               of
               which
               mention
               shall
               be
               made
               in
               the
               Chapter
               which
               treateth
               of
               the
               conclusion
               of
               the
               Parliament
               ,
               the
               
                 Clarke
                 of
                 the
                 Crown
              
               
               readeth
               the
               Title
               of
               the
               
                 Bills
              
               in
               such
               order
               as
               they
               are
               in
               consequence
               ,
               after
               the
               Title
               of
               every
               
                 Bill
              
               is
               read
               ,
               
                 The
                 Clarke
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
              
               pronounceth
               the
               Royall
               Assent
               ,
               according
               to
               certaine
               instructions
               given
               him
               from
               his
               Majesty
               in
               that
               behalfe
               .
            
             
               If
               it
               bee
               a
               publique
               
                 Bill
              
               to
               which
               the
               King
               assenteth
               ,
               the
               answer
               is
               
                 Le
                 Roy
                 leveult
                 .
              
            
             
               If
               a
               private
               
                 Bill
              
               allowed
               by
               the
               King
               ,
               the
               answer
               is
               ,
               
                 Soit
                 fait
                 come
                 il
                 est
                 desire
              
            
             
               If
               a
               publique
               
                 Bill
              
               (
               which
               the
               King
               forbeareth
               to
               allow
               )
               
                 Le
                 Roy
                 se
                 avisera
                 .
              
            
             
               To
               the
               Subsidie
               
                 Bill
                 ,
              
               
                 Le
                 Roy
                 remercy
                 ses
                 Loaulx
                 Subjectes
                 accept
                 lout
                 benevolence
                 ,
                 et
                 auxy
                 le
                 veult
                 .
              
            
             
               To
               the
               generall
               pardon
               ,
               
               
                 Les
                 Prelates
                 ,
                 Seigneurs
                 et
                 Comons
                 en
                 cest
                 Parliament
                 assembles
                 au
                 nom
                 de
                 touts
                 vous
                 auters
                 subjecte
                 temoreient
                 treshumblement
                 vostre
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 et
                 prient
                 dieu
                 vous
                 doner
                 en
                 sante
                 ,
                 bone
                 vie
                 ,
                 et
                 longe
                 .
              
            
             
               And
               thus
               much
               concerning
               passing
               of
               
                 Bills
              
               according
               to
               the
               moderne
               practice
               :
               In
               ancient
               times
               the
               practice
               was
               much
               differing
               as
               elsewhere
               shall
               bee
               declared
               ;
               but
               that
               ancient
               order
               as
               it
               was
               nothing
               so
               curious
               as
               this
               ,
               so
               was
               it
               not
               so
               safe
               for
               the
               Subject
               ,
               as
               by
               comparing
               both
               together
               will
               easily
               appeare
               .
            
          
        
         
         
           
             A
             report
             of
             divers
             memorable
             passages
             between
             hath
             Houses
             in
             the
             Parliament
             18.
             
               Eliz.
            
             concerning
             the
             adding
             of
             a
             proviso
             by
             the
             
               Commons
               ,
            
             unto
             a
             
               Bill
            
             sent
             to
             the
             Lords
             ,
             ingrosed
             &
             signed
             by
             the
             Queen
             ,
             and
             passed
             by
             the
             Lords
             for
             the
             restitution
             in
             blood
             of
             a
             certaine
             Lord
             ,
             and
             sent
             down
             by
             Lords
             to
             the
             house
             of
             
               Commons
               .
            
          
           
             A
             Noble
             Lord
             ,
             whose
             Father
             was
             attainted
             of
             murther
             ,
             (
             and
             thereby
             his
             bloud
             corrupted
             )
             made
             suite
             to
             the
             Queene
             to
             bee
             restored
             in
             bloud
             by
             Parliament
             ,
             which
             shee
             inclined
             unto
             ,
             and
             in
             declaration
             
             of
             her
             good
             liking
             thereof
             ,
             signed
             his
             
               Bill
            
             ingrosed
             ,
             which
             passed
             the
             Lords
             house
             ,
             and
             was
             sent
             downe
             to
             the
             
               Commons
               .
            
          
           
             The
             
               Bill
            
             upon
             the
             second
             reading
             by
             some
             was
             impugned
             ,
             through
             mistake
             of
             the
             person
             ,
             and
             by
             some
             others
             ,
             for
             that
             there
             wanted
             a
             Proviso
             for
             purchasors
             from
             his
             Father
             and
             other
             Ancestors
             .
          
           
             To
             the
             first
             ,
             it
             was
             answered
             ,
             that
             seeing
             her
             Majesty
             had
             signed
             the
             
               Bill
               ,
            
             no
             doubt
             she
             was
             satisfied
             touching
             the
             person
             ,
             and
             hee
             being
             a
             yong
             Noble
             man
             there
             was
             great
             hope
             of
             him
             .
          
           
             To
             the
             second
             ,
             that
             if
             the
             saving
             (
             which
             was
             already
             in
             the
             
               Bill
            
             )
             were
             not
             sufficient
             ,
             there
             might
             be
             other
             provision
             .
          
           
             The
             Bill
             was
             committed
             ,
             and
             
             the
             
               Committees
            
             thought
             to
             adde
             a
             Proviso
             to
             barre
             the
             Lord
             ,
             that
             he
             should
             not
             take
             advantage
             of
             any
             errors
             in
             any
             fine
             or
             other
             conveiance
             by
             his
             Father
             or
             Ancestors
             ,
             but
             should
             bee
             in
             that
             case
             as
             though
             his
             bloud
             were
             not
             restored
             ,
             in
             which
             state
             hee
             can
             bring
             no
             writ
             of
             error
             :
             The
             occasion
             of
             which
             Proviso
             grew
             chiefely
             ,
             for
             that
             the
             Lords
             had
             within
             few
             daies
             before
             in
             this
             Session
             dashed
             a
             Bill
             that
             passed
             in
             the
             
               Commons
            
             house
             for
             the
             helping
             of
             such
             errors
             ;
             whereupon
             they
             thought
             it
             dangerous
             to
             give
             that
             scope
             to
             any
             man
             that
             should
             be
             restored
             in
             bloud
             ;
             and
             therefore
             they
             added
             such
             a
             Proviso
             both
             in
             this
             Bill
             and
             other
             Bills
             of
             the
             like
             kind
             .
          
           
             The
             said
             Lord
             endeavoured
             
             by
             his
             councell
             to
             satisfie
             the
             
               Committee
               ,
            
             that
             the
             saving
             in
             the
             Bill
             was
             sufficient
             without
             a
             new
             Proviso
             ;
             but
             they
             being
             not
             satisfied
             therewith
             ,
             he
             procured
             a
             message
             from
             the
             Lords
             to
             the
             
               Commons
               ,
            
             that
             the
             Bill
             might
             passe
             in
             such
             sort
             as
             was
             signed
             by
             the
             Queene
             without
             any
             addition
             ,
             which
             they
             thought
             could
             not
             bee
             made
             without
             the
             consent
             of
             her
             Majesty
             ,
             which
             message
             was
             sent
             after
             the
             
               Committees
            
             had
             agreed
             upon
             the
             Proviso
             ,
             and
             reported
             the
             same
             to
             the
             house
             .
             The
             
               Commons
            
             tooke
             this
             manner
             of
             dealing
             to
             be
             very
             strange
             ,
             not
             having
             heretofore
             received
             any
             such
             message
             from
             the
             Lords
             tending
             to
             prescribe
             them
             what
             they
             should
             do
             in
             the
             actions
             of
             that
             Councell
             ,
             and
             
             notwithstanding
             that
             message
             intended
             to
             proceed
             as
             they
             had
             begun
             .
          
           
             The
             next
             day
             the
             Lord
             procured
             another
             message
             from
             the
             Lords
             ,
             desiring
             a
             meeting
             and
             conference
             with
             the
             
               Commons
            
             about
             it
             ,
             which
             message
             the
             
               Commons
            
             conceiving
             it
             to
             be
             strange
             to
             be
             in
             this
             manner
             pressed
             ,
             they
             gave
             the
             Bill
             a
             third
             reading
             ,
             and
             the
             new
             Proviso
             as
             the
             course
             is
             ,
             &
             so
             sent
             up
             the
             Bill
             to
             the
             Lords
             with
             the
             Proviso
             annexed
             ,
             with
             one
             other
             Bill
             .
          
           
             Herewith
             the
             Lords
             were
             greatly
             moved
             ,
             and
             the
             same
             afternoone
             sent
             a
             message
             to
             the
             
               Commons
            
             house
             by
             Mr.
             
             Justice
             
               Munson
               ,
            
             and
             Sergeant
             
               Barham
               ,
            
             that
             some
             of
             them
             should
             come
             to
             speake
             with
             certaine
             of
             the
             
             Lords
             in
             such
             matters
             as
             they
             had
             to
             say
             to
             them
             ,
             &
             to
             the
             
               Commons
            
             house
             ;
             according
             to
             which
             message
             certaine
             of
             the
             
               Commons
            
             house
             were
             appointed
             ,
             and
             did
             give
             attendance
             on
             the
             morrow
             morning
             between
             8.
             and
             nine
             of
             the
             clocke
             in
             the
             painted
             chamber
             ,
             sending
             in
             word
             by
             the
             Usher
             of
             their
             being
             there
             .
          
           
             The
             Lords
             ,
             after
             a
             great
             pause
             ,
             at
             last
             came
             fotrh
             into
             the
             painted
             chamber
             ;
             the
             number
             of
             them
             were
             many
             ,
             and
             the
             persons
             of
             the
             principall
             Noblemen
             of
             that
             house
             ,
             after
             they
             had
             taken
             their
             places
             at
             a
             long
             table
             ,
             and
             used
             some
             conference
             amongst
             themselves
             ,
             they
             called
             for
             those
             of
             the
             Commons
             house
             ,
             to
             whom
             the
             Lord
             Treasurer
             in
             the
             name
             of
             all
             the
             rest
             present
             and
             
             absent
             ,
             said
             in
             effect
             ;
          
           
             That
             the
             Lords
             of
             the
             upper
             house
             could
             not
             but
             greatly
             mislike
             the
             dealing
             of
             the
             
               Commons
            
             house
             in
             their
             passage
             of
             that
             
               Bill
               ,
            
             especially
             for
             that
             they
             had
             passed
             the
             Bill
             with
             a
             Proviso
             annexed
             ,
             notwithstanding
             their
             sundry
             messages
             sent
             to
             them
             in
             his
             favour
             ;
             and
             lastly
             ,
             one
             message
             to
             have
             conference
             with
             them
             for
             resolution
             of
             such
             doubts
             as
             were
             moved
             ;
             wherein
             they
             tooke
             themselves
             greatly
             touched
             in
             honour
             ,
             and
             thought
             that
             the
             Commons
             house
             did
             not
             use
             that
             reverence
             towards
             them
             as
             they
             ought
             to
             doe
             :
             The
             cause
             besides
             ,
             (
             hee
             said
             )
             was
             such
             as
             they
             saw
             no
             reason
             why
             the
             Commons
             house
             should
             proceed
             in
             that
             order
             ,
             for
             the
             Bill
             being
             
             signed
             by
             her
             Majesty
             (
             hee
             said
             )
             none
             might
             presume
             to
             alter
             or
             adde
             any
             thing
             to
             it
             without
             the
             assent
             of
             her
             Majesty
             ,
             which
             they
             for
             their
             parts
             durst
             not
             to
             doe
             ;
             for
             proofe
             whereof
             he
             shewed
             the
             Committees
             
               sundry
               provisoes
               in
               King
            
             H.
             8
             
               time
               annexed
               to
               the
               like
            
             Bill
             
               signed
               by
               the
               King
               ,
            
             inferring
             thereby
             that
             none
             might
             passe
             otherwise
             ;
             moreover
             he
             said
             that
             by
             the
             opinion
             of
             the
             Judges
             which
             were
             in
             the
             upper
             house
             ;
             the
             saving
             which
             was
             in
             the
             
               Bill
            
             was
             so
             sufficient
             as
             there
             needed
             no
             addition
             of
             such
             Proviso
             as
             the
             
               Commons
            
             house
             have
             annexed
             ;
             and
             therefore
             required
             them
             to
             know
             what
             reasons
             did
             lead
             them
             to
             proceed
             in
             this
             order
             .
          
           
             
               This
               and
               some
               other
               large
               speeches
               being
               uttered
               to
               this
               
               end
               the
            
             Committees
             
               answered
               ,
            
             that
             their
             commission
             was
             onely
             to
             heare
             whit
             their
             Lordshippes
             would
             say
             ,
             they
             would
             returne
             and
             make
             report
             to
             the
             House
             ,
             and
             so
             attend
             upon
             them
             againe
             with
             answer
             .
          
           
             
               When
               this
               was
               reported
               to
               the
            
             Commons
             
               house
               ,
               it
               moved
               them
               all
               greatly
               ,
               and
               gave
               occasion
               of
               many
               arguments
               and
               speeches
               ,
               all'
               generally
               misliking
               that
               kind
               of
               dealing
               with
               them
               ,
               and
               thinking
            
             their
             liberty
             much
             trenched
             on
             in
             three
             points
             :
             One
             that
             they
             might
             not
             alter
             or
             adde
             to
             any
             
               Bill
            
             signed
             by
             the
             Queene
             ;
             Another
             that
             any
             conference
             should
             be
             looked
             for
             ,
             the
             
               Bill
            
             remaining
             with
             them
             ,
             except
             themselves
             saw
             cause
             to
             desire
             it
             :
             And
             the
             third
             ,
             to
             yeeld
             a
             reason
             why
             they
             paffed
             the
             
               Bill
            
             in
             that
             sort
             .
          
           
           
             After
             all
             these
             things
             were
             sufficiently
             debated
             ,
             an
             answer
             was
             agreed
             upon
             to
             bee
             returned
             to
             the
             Lords
             by
             the
             same
             
               Committees
               ,
            
             and
             they
             gave
             their
             attendance
             upon
             the
             same
             Lords
             in
             the
             same
             place
             ,
             to
             whom
             was
             said
             in
             effect
             ,
             by
             one
             of
             the
             
               Committees
               ,
            
             and
             by
             the
             consent
             of
             the
             rest
             ,
          
           
             That
             they
             had
             delivered
             to
             the
             
               Commons
            
             house
             the
             sense
             of
             that
             which
             their
             Lordships
             had
             said
             unto
             them
             ,
             which
             as
             they
             had
             conceived
             did
             stand
             upon
             two
             parts
             ;
             One
             on
             the
             manner
             of
             their
             proceeding
             in
             this
             case
             ;
             And
             the
             other
             on
             the
             matter
             wherein
             they
             had
             proceeded
             .
          
           
             To
             both
             which
             they
             had
             commission
             from
             the
             house
             to
             make
             unto
             their
             Lordships
             this
             answer
             :
          
           
           
             
               First
               ,
            
             That
             they
             were
             very
             sory
             ,
             that
             their
             Lordships
             had
             conceived
             such
             an
             opinion
             of
             the
             house
             as
             though
             they
             had
             forgotten
             their
             duty
             to
             them
             ,
             praying
             their
             Lordships
             to
             thinke
             that
             the
             
               Commons
            
             house
             did
             not
             want
             consideration
             of
             the
             Superiority
             of
             their
             honorable
             estate
             ,
             in
             respect
             of
             their
             honorable
             calling
             ,
             which
             they
             did
             acknowledge
             with
             all
             humblenesse
             ,
             protesting
             that
             they
             would
             yeeld
             unto
             their
             Lordships
             all
             dutifull
             respects
             ,
             so
             far
             as
             the
             same
             was
             not
             prejudiciall
             to
             the
             liberties
             of
             their
             house
             ,
             which
             it
             behooveth
             them
             to
             leave
             to
             their
             posterities
             in
             the
             same
             freedome
             they
             have
             received
             them
             .
          
           
             And
             touching
             the
             particular
             case
             ,
             the
             manner
             of
             their
             proceedings
             (
             as
             they
             thinke
             )
             hath
             not
             bin
             any
             waits
             undutifull
             or
             unseemly
             .
          
           
           
             For
             the
             
               Bill
            
             being
             sent
             from
             their
             Lordships
             to
             the
             
               Commons
            
             house
             received
             there
             (
             within
             little
             space
             )
             two
             readings
             ,
             and
             because
             upon
             the
             second
             reading
             ,
             some
             objections
             were
             made
             to
             let
             the
             course
             of
             the
             
               Bill
               ,
            
             the
             house
             thought
             fit
             to
             commit
             it
             ,
             which
             doth
             shew
             that
             they
             had
             no
             disposition
             to
             overthrow
             the
             
               Bill
               ,
            
             but
             to
             further
             it
             ,
             both
             in
             respect
             of
             her
             Majesties
             signature
             and
             that
             it
             came
             passed
             from
             their
             Lordships
             ;
             and
             whether
             the
             Lord
             whom
             it
             concerned
             had
             cause
             or
             not
             to
             thinke
             himselfe
             favourably
             used
             in
             being
             heard
             by
             the
             
               Comittees
               ,
            
             with
             his
             learned
             council
             they
             referred
             to
             their
             Lordships
             judgements
             .
             That
             after
             the
             
               Committees
            
             report
             of
             their
             doings
             the
             house
             gave
             the
             
               Bill
            
             a
             third
             reading
             ,
             and
             so
             passed
             the
             same
             in
             such
             sort
             as
             
             now
             their
             Lordships
             heare
             it
             notwithstanding
             their
             sundry
             messages
             to
             the
             contrary
             .
             And
             lastly
             ,
             notwithstanding
             their
             message
             of
             conference
             ,
             They
             said
             they
             could
             not
             otherwise
             have
             done
             without
             breach
             of
             their
             liberties
             ,
             for
             they
             tooke
             the
             order
             of
             Parliament
             to
             bee
             that
             when
             a
             
               Bill
            
             is
             passed
             in
             either
             
               house
               ,
               that
               house
               wherein
               the
               
                 Bill
              
               remaineth
               may
               desire
               conference
               with
               the
               house
               that
               passed
               the
               
                 Bill
                 ,
              
               if
               they
               thinke
               good
               ,
               but
               not
               otherwis
               ;
               e
               ;
            
             and
             this
             
               Bill
            
             passing
             from
             the
             Lords
             to
             the
             
               Commons
            
             house
             ,
             they
             might
             desire
             conference
             ,
             but
             not
             their
             Lordships
             ,
             the
             
               Bill
            
             passing
             from
             themselves
             .
          
           
             And
             thus
             much
             for
             the
             manner
             of
             their
             proceedings
             touching
             the
             matter
             wherein
             they
             have
             proceeded
             ,
             
               in
               that
               they
               annexed
               a
            
             proviso
             
             
               to
               this
               
                 Bill
                 ,
              
               the
               same
               being
               signed
               with
               her
               Majesties
               hand
               ,
               they
               thought
               they
               might
               lawfully
               do
               it
               without
               offence
               to
               her
               Majesty
               ,
               taking
               her
               signature
               to
               be
               only
               a
               recommendation
               of
               the
               cause
               to
               both
               the
               houses
               ,
               without
               which
               they
               could
               not
               treate
               of
               any
               
                 Bill
              
               of
               that
               nature
               ,
               the
               house
               not
               being
               thereby
               concluded
               ,
               but
               that
               they
               might
               alter
               or
               adde
               any
               thing
               that
               should
               be
               thought
               meet
               either
               for
               her
               Majesty
               or
               the
               subject
            
             :
             which
             proviso
             they
             have
             delivered
             upon
             good
             consideration
             ,
             not
             hastily
             and
             inconsiderately
             ,
             but
             upon
             great
             and
             sufficient
             reasons
             moving
             them
             ,
             praying
             their
             Lordship
             so
             to
             conceive
             it
             :
             Neverthelesse
             to
             declare
             the
             reasons
             in
             
               particular
               to
               their
               Lordships
               as
               they
               were
               required
               on
               that
               part
               ,
               
               the
               house
               desired
               their
               Lordships
               to
               beare
               with
               them
               ,
               for
               that
               were
               to
               yeeld
               an
               account
               of
               their
               doings
               of
               things
               passed
               in
               their
               house
               ,
               which
               they
               could
               not
               in
               any
               wise
               agree
               unto
               ,
               being
               so
               prejudiciall
               to
               their
               liberties
               .
            
          
           
             This
             speech
             finished
             ,
             the
             
               committees
            
             were
             willed
             by
             the
             Lords
             to
             returne
             unto
             the
             nether
             end
             of
             the
             Chamber
             ,
             and
             after
             some
             pause
             and
             consultation
             amongst
             the
             Lords
             ,
             they
             called
             againe
             the
             
               Committees
               ,
            
             and
             to
             them
             was
             said
             by
             the
             Lord
             Treasurer
             ,
             that
             the
             Lords
             had
             considered
             the
             answer
             that
             the
             
               Committees
            
             had
             brought
             to
             them
             from
             the
             
               Commons
            
             house
             ,
             and
             touching
             the
             first
             part
             thereof
             ,
             he
             said
             that
             although
             through
             such
             information
             as
             was
             
             given
             them
             ,
             they
             might
             have
             cause
             to
             conceive
             amisse
             of
             the
             house
             in
             the
             manner
             of
             their
             proceedings
             ,
             yet
             because
             themselves
             were
             the
             truest
             reporters
             of
             their
             own
             actions
             ,
             and
             the
             best
             interpreters
             of
             their
             owne
             meanings
             ,
             the
             Lords
             did
             therefore
             accept
             thereof
             and
             rested
             satisfied
             with
             the
             same
             .
          
           
             But
             touching
             the
             other
             part
             ,
             he
             once
             againe
             pressed
             the
             
               Committees
            
             to
             shew
             cause
             why
             the
             house
             added
             that
             Proviso
             which
             the
             Lords
             took
             to
             be
             suspitious
             ;
             the
             
               Bill
            
             (
             as
             he
             said
             )
             containing
             in
             it
             a
             saving
             that
             was
             sufficient
             for
             all
             causes
             that
             might
             happen
             .
          
           
             
               To
               that
               was
               said
               by
               one
               of
               the
            
             Committees
             ,
             
               that
               they
               ,
            
             humbly
             thanked
             their
             Lordships
             that
             it
             pleased
             them
             to
             accept
             of
             their
             answeres
             
             to
             the
             first
             part
             ;
             but
             for
             the
             second
             which
             concerned
             the
             matter
             it selfe
             ,
             and
             the
             reasons
             that
             moved
             the
             house
             ,
             he
             said
             the
             
               Committees
            
             had
             no
             further
             authority
             to
             deale
             in
             ,
             having
             onely
             commission
             to
             deliver
             to
             their
             Lordships
             the
             answers
             which
             they
             received
             from
             their
             house
             .
          
           
             Whereupon
             the
             Assembly
             brake
             up
             ,
             the
             Lords
             returning
             to
             the
             higher
             house
             ,
             and
             the
             
               Committees
            
             to
             their
             house
             ,
             where
             at
             their
             comming
             ,
             one
             of
             them
             reported
             their
             whole
             proceedings
             with
             the
             Lords
             ,
             where
             with
             the
             house
             was
             much
             satisfied
             ,
             seeing
             that
             so
             great
             a
             storme
             was
             so
             well
             calmed
             ,
             and
             the
             liberties
             of
             the
             house
             preserved
             ;
             which
             otherwise
             in
             time
             to
             come
             might
             have
             beene
             prejudiced
             in
             those
             
             three
             points
             before
             remembred
             which
             are
             indeed
             if
             they
             be
             well
             considered
             of
             great
             weight
             and
             importance
             .
          
           
             The
             
               Bill
            
             (
             as
             it
             appeared
             after
             )
             
               passed
               no
               further
            
             ;
             the
             Lords
             notliking
             the
             Proviso
             ,
             nor
             the
             
               Commons
            
             house
             yeelding
             to
             the
             withdrawing
             of
             it
             ,
             for
             the
             causes
             afore
             declared
             .
          
        
         
         
           
             Concerning
             amendments
             of
             
               Bills
            
             in
             the
             Iournall
             of
             31.
             
             
               Hen.
            
             8.
             
          
           
             
               Die
               veneris
               23.
               die
               Maii
               existen.
               15.
               
               Parliamenti
               .
            
             
               A
               
                 Bill
              
               passed
               both
               houses
               in
               one
               day
               .
            
             
               HOdie
               per
               dominum
               vicegerent
               .
               quedam
               introducta
               est
               Billa
               concedens
               Reg.
               Majestati
               authoritatem
               constituendi
               Episcopos
               in
               diversis
               locis
               hujus
               Regni
               sui
               ,
               quae
               quidem
               Billa
               
                 prima
                 secunda
                 &
                 tertia
                 vice
                 lecta
                 traditur
                 
                 Regis
                 Attornato
                 in
                 domum
                 communem
                 deferend
                 &
                 immediate
                 per
                 ipsos
                 de
                 domo
                 commun●
                 relata
                 &
                 expedita
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               Die
               Martis
               24.
               die
               Junii
               20.
               die
               Parliamenti
               post
               proroga
               .
               &c.
               
            
             
               A
               
                 Bill
              
               by
               assent
               amended
               after
               it
               had
               passed
               both
               houses
               .
            
             
               MEmorandum
               quod
               hodierno
               die
               ,
               concordatum
               est
               inter
               Proceros
               &
               Cōmunes
               ,
               quod
               cum
               in
               Billa
               concernente
               stabiliamentum
               opinionum
               inactitatum
               sit
               ut
               hujusmodi
               sacerdotes
               qui
               ante
               hac
               uxores
               duxerint
               easdem
               
               ante
               festum
               Sancti
               
                 Iohannis
                 Baptiste
                 ,
              
               (
               qui
               hodierno
               die
               est
               )
               repudiarent
               ,
               ut
               nunc
               alter
               dies
               illis
               ad
               easdem
               repudiend
               .
               limitaretur
               ,
               qui
               eft
               duodecimus
               dies
               instantis
               mensis
               Junii
               ,
               &
               ut
               
                 eadem
                 billa
                 indicta
                 sententia
                 raderetur
                 &
                 emendaretur
                 .
              
               Quod
               nota
               .
            
          
           
             
               Die
               Sabbati
               28.
               die
               Junii
               24.
               die
               Parliamen
               .
               post
               prorog.
               .
               &c.
               
            
             
               Concerning
               the
               adding
               of
               a
               Proviso
               by
               the
               
                 Commons
              
               to
               a
               
                 Bill
              
               by
               them
               sent
               up
               .
            
             
               MEmorandum
               quod
               immediate
               post
               decessum
               prefati
               
                 Willielmi
                 Kingston
              
               &
               aliorum
               ,
               
               
                 Richardus
                 Riche
                 Miles
              
               (
               ancellarius
               augmentationis
               reventionum
               coronae
               domini
               Regia
               ,
               &
               alii
               de
               domo
               inferiori
               proceribus
               declaraverunt
               eos
               
                 Regiam
                 Majestatem
                 convenisseillique
                 supplicasse
                 quatenus
                 eis
                 liceret
                 annectere
                 billae
                 concernenti
                 punitionem
                 eorundem
                 qui
                 accipitres
                 ,
                 damas
                 ,
                 aut
                 cuniculos
                 ue
                 Majestati
                 pertinentes
                 furaciter
                 capient
                 ,
                 provisione
                 quandam
                 limitantem
                 tempus
                 accusationis
                 per
                 transgressoribus
                 ejusdem
                 Billae
                 Regiamque
                 Majestare
                 eis
                 petitionem
                 suam
                 hac
                 in
                 parte
                 concessisse
              
               verum
               priusquam
               in
               domum
               Communem
               reversi
               sint
               dictam
               Billam
               per
               
                 Willielm.
                 Kingstone
                 ,
              
               militem
               &
               alios
               ad
               Proceres
               fuisse
               allatā
               .
               Itaque
               prefatus
               
                 Richardus
              
               Proceres
               (
               nomine
               Communitatis
               )
               rogavit
               ,
               ut
               vel
               predictam
               Billam
               illis
               
               remitterent
               ut
               illi
               hujusmodi
               provisionem
               eidem
               annecterent
               ,
               aut
               ut
               illis
               placeret
               talem
               provisionem
               componere
               ,
               &
               eam
               dictae
               Billae
               annex
               .
               in
               dom
               .
               Communi
               mittere
               ,
               cui
               per
               dominum
               Canc.
               ex
               assensu
               Procerum
               responsum
               est
               ,
               quod
               si
               prefatus
               Richardus
               hujusmodi
               provision
               .
               componeret
               eandemque
               Proceribus
               afferret
               ,
               illi
               circa
               eandem
               procederent
               ,
               prout
               inde
               causam
               cernerent
               .
               
            
          
        
      
       
       
       
         
           A
           Catalogue
           of
           the
           Names
           of
           the
           Speakers
           of
           the
           
             Commons
          
           house
           of
           PARLIAMENT
           .
        
         
           IN
           the
           reigne
           of
           
             William
             Rufus
             ,
          
           there
           was
           a
           great
           Councell
           or
           Parliament
           held
           at
           
             Rockingham
             ,
          
           as
           may
           bee
           collected
           out
           of
           the
           History
           of
           
             Eadmerus
             ,
          
           for
           he
           tearmeth
           the
           same
           ,
           
             Totius
             Regni
             Adunatio
             ,
          
           and
           saith
           ,
           that
           a
           certaine
           Knight
           came
           forth
           and
           stood
           before
           the
           people
           ,
           and
           spake
           in
           the
           name
           and
           behalfe
           of
           them
           all
           ,
           whereby
           
           the
           minde
           and
           consent
           of
           the
           people
           was
           understood
           ,
           who
           (
           as
           is
           conceived
           )
           was
           the
           Speaker
           of
           the
           
             Commons
          
           ;
           but
           the
           author
           nameth
           him
           not
           ;
           this
           is
           mentioned
           onely
           because
           of
           the
           antiquity
           thereof
           .
        
         
           
             Petrus
             de
             Mountford
             .
             44
             
               H.
            
             3
             .
          
        
         
           That
           he
           was
           Speaker
           of
           the
           house
           of
           
             Commons
          
           may
           bee
           collected
           out
           of
           the
           Register
           of
           Saint
           
             Albane
             Fol.
          
           207.
           where
           it
           is
           said
           ,
           that
           he
           
             Vice
             totius
             communitatis
          
           consented
           to
           the
           banishment
           of
           
             Adomar
             de
             Valence
          
           Bishop
           of
           
             Winchester
             ,
          
           by
           which
           also
           it
           may
           be
           conceived
           that
           the
           Lords
           and
           the
           
             Commons
          
           in
           that
           
           time
           sate
           in
           severall
           houses
           ,
           or
           at
           leastwise
           gave
           their
           assents
           severally
           .
        
         
           
             Scroope
             .
             6.
             Ed.
             3
             .
          
           
             Monsi
             .
             William
             Trussell
             .
             13.
             
               Ed.
            
             3.
             
          
        
         
           The
           
             Commons
          
           answer
           by
           his
           mouth
           ,
           and
           therefore
           it
           is
           conceived
           hee
           was
           their
           Speaker
           ,
           though
           not
           so
           named
           in
           the
           record
           .
        
         
           
             Sir
             Peter
             de
             la
             Mare
             .
             49.
             Ed
             3.
             
          
           
           
             Sir
             Thomas
             Hungerford
             .
             51.
             Ed.
             3
             .
          
        
         
           This
           is
           the
           first
           named
           Speaker
           upon
           Record
           51.
           
             Ed.
          
           3.
           
             n.
          
           89.
           
        
         
           
             Sir
             Peirce
             de
             la
             Mare
             .
             1.
             
               Rich.
            
             2
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Iames
             Pickering
             .
             2.
             
               Rich.
            
             2
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Iohn
             Goldesborough
             3.
             
               R.
            
             2
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Iohn
             Goldesborough
             4.
             
               R.
            
             2
             .
          
           
           
             Sir
             Richard
             Walgrave
             .
             5.
             
             Rich.
             2
             .
          
        
         
           He
           was
           the
           first
           that
           made
           excuse
           ,
           desiring
           to
           be
           discharged
           (
           for
           ought
           appearing
           in
           Record
           )
           but
           the
           King
           commanded
           him
           upon
           his
           allegiance
           to
           except
           the
           place
           ,
           seeing
           hee
           was
           chosen
           by
           the
           
             Commons
             .
          
        
         
           
             Sir
             Iames
             Pickering
             .
             6.
             
             
               Rich.
            
             2
             .
          
        
         
           No
           Speaker
           recorded
           from
           6.
           
             R.
          
           2.
           to
           17.
           
        
         
           
             Sir
             Iohn
             Bushye
             17.
             
             
               Rich.
            
             2
             .
          
        
         
           He
           was
           presented
           to
           the
           King
           in
           full
           Parliament
           by
           the
           
             Commons
             ,
          
           
           the
           first
           I
           finde
           so
           presented
           ,
           he
           was
           a
           speciall
           Minion
           to
           the
           King
           .
        
         
           
             Sir
             Iohn
             Bushey
             .
             20.
             
             
               Rich.
            
             2
             .
          
        
         
           There
           are
           many
           P●●●…
           Rol.
           of
           R.
           2.
           which
           men●o●
           no
           Speaker
           as
           11
           ,
           13
           ,
           14
           ,
           15
           ,
           16
           ,
           18.
           
        
         
           
             Sir
             Iohn
             Bushey
             .
             21.
             
             
               Rich.
            
             2
             .
          
        
         
           This
           Parliament
           was
           held
           in
           the
           Palace
           yard
           of
           Westminster
           ,
           in
           a
           long
           house
           ,
           built
           with
           timber
           of
           purpose
           ,
           left
           open
           at
           both
           ends
           ,
           both
           the
           houses
           fate
           together
           therein
           ,
           an
           especiall
           place
           made
           for
           the
           Speaker
           :
           the
           cause
           of
           this
           extraordinary
           meeting
           was
           the
           impeachment
           of
           the
           
           Duke
           of
           
             Gloucester
             ,
          
           the
           Earle
           of
           
             Arundell
          
           and
           
             Warwicke
             .
          
        
         
           
             Sir
             Iohn
             Cheyney
             .
             1.
             
               H.
            
             4
             .
          
        
         
           He
           is
           stiled
           in
           the
           Roll
           not
           only
           
             Parlour
             ,
          
           but
           
             Procurator
             de
             les
             Commons
          
           ;
           the
           next
           day
           after
           he
           was
           presented
           he
           grew
           sicke
           ,
           and
           the
           
             Commons
          
           made
           choice
           of
           Mr.
           
             Iohn
             Darwood
          
           in
           his
           place
           ,
           and
           yet
           hee
           came
           up
           with
           the
           
             Commons
          
           to
           the
           Lords
           house
           ,
           and
           praied
           to
           bee
           discharged
           by
           reason
           of
           this
           infirmity
           ,
           declaring
           whom
           the
           
             Commons
          
           had
           made
           choice
           of
           ,
           and
           praied
           hee
           might
           bee
           accepted
           ,
           which
           was
           granted
           ,
           and
           hee
           made
           the
           like
           protestation
           as
           Sir
           
             Iohn
             Cheyney
          
           had
           done
           ,
           which
           was
           that
           hee
           
           might
           have
           liberty
           to
           amend
           any
           mistaking
           in
           that
           which
           hee
           should
           deliver
           from
           the
           
             Commons
             ,
          
           and
           made
           none
           of
           the
           other
           requests
           now
           usuall
           .
        
         
           
             lohn
             Dorwood
             
               Esq
               .
            
             1.
             
               H.
            
             4
             .
          
        
         
           He
           made
           no
           excuse
           ,
           for
           ought
           appeareth
           .
        
         
           
             Sir
             Arnold
             Savage
             .
             2.
             
               H.
            
             4
             .
          
        
         
           The
           first
           time
           appearing
           upon
           any
           Record
           that
           the
           
             Commons
          
           were
           required
           by
           the
           King
           to
           choose
           a
           Speaker
           ,
           but
           afterward
           it
           is
           still
           continued
           ,
           
           onely
           omitted
           16.
           of
           
             Henry
          
           the
           fourth
           .
        
         
           
             Sir
             Henry
             de
             Redeford
             .
             4.
             
               H.
            
             4
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Arnold
             Savage
             .
             5.
             
               H.
            
             4
             .
          
        
         
           After
           he
           had
           made
           the
           ordinary
           protestation
           concerning
           his
           owns
           mistakings
           ,
           he
           further
           desired
           the
           King
           in
           the
           names
           of
           the
           
             Commons
          
           that
           they
           might
           freely
           make
           complaint
           of
           any
           thing
           amisse
           in
           the
           government
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           King
           by
           the
           sinister
           information
           of
           any
           person
           would
           not
           take
           offensively
           that
           which
           they
           should
           complaine
           of
           in
           that
           
           behalfe
           :
           which
           petition
           was
           yeelded
           unto
           by
           the
           King
           ,
           5.
           
             H.
          
           5.11.8
           .
        
         
           
             Sir
             VVilliam
             Sturmy
             .
             6.
             
               H.
            
             4
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Iohn
             Cheyney
             .
             6.
             
               H.
            
             4
             .
          
        
         
           
             Parliamentum
             indoctorum
             ,
          
           so
           called
           because
           in
           the
           writ
           of
           summons
           there
           was
           a
           clause
           no
           Lawyer
           should
           be
           chosen
           .
        
         
           
             Sir
             Iohn
             Tibtoft
             7.
             
               H.
            
             4
             .
          
        
         
           He
           desired
           to
           bee
           discharged
           ,
           
           because
           of
           his
           youth
           ,
           but
           he
           was
           neverthelesse
           allowed
           of
           ,
           but
           having
           forgotten
           to
           make
           the
           usuall
           protestations
           upon
           the
           day
           of
           his
           allowance
           ;
           hee
           came
           up
           the
           next
           day
           and
           made
           it
           ,
           and
           added
           further
           (
           which
           never
           any
           Speaker
           did
           before
           or
           since
           )
           that
           if
           any
           writing
           were
           delivered
           by
           the
           
             Commons
             ,
          
           this
           Parliament
           and
           they
           should
           desire
           to
           have
           it
           againe
           to
           amend
           any
           thing
           therein
           ,
           it
           might
           bee
           restored
           to
           them
           ,
           which
           was
           granted
           ,
           
             R.
             Pav
             .
          
           7.
           
             H.
          
           4
           
             n.
          
           6.
           he
           was
           the
           sonne
           of
           
             Iohn
          
           Lord
           
             Tiptoft
             ,
          
           and
           in
           the
           tenth
           yeare
           of
           
             Henry
          
           the
           fourth
           was
           made
           Lord
           Treasuret
           of
           England
           ,
           and
           created
           Earle
           of
           
             Worcester
          
           by
           
             H.
          
           6.
           while
           he
           was
           Speaker
           hee
           signed
           and
           sealed
           the
           Deed
           of
           the
           intailing
           of
           Crowne
           .
           
           7.
           
             H.
          
           4.
           with
           these
           words
           ,
           
             Nomine
             totius
             Commutatis
             .
          
        
         
           
             Thomas
             Chauser
             
               Esq
               .
            
             9.
             
               H.
            
             4
             .
          
           
             Thomas
             Chauser
             
               Esq
               .
            
             10.
             
               H.
            
             4
             .
          
           
             Thomas
             Chauser
             
               Esq
               .
            
             13.
             
               H.
            
             4
             .
          
           
             VVilliam
             Stourton
             
               Esq
               .
            
             1.
             
               H.
            
             5
             .
          
        
         
           This
           Speaker
           Without
           the
           assent
           of
           his
           companions
           ,
           did
           agree
           before
           the
           King
           to
           deliver
           
           in
           Parliament
           certaine
           Articles
           ,
           but
           about
           three
           daies
           following
           ,
           the
           
             Commons
          
           finding
           themselves
           agreeved
           therewith
           ,
           sent
           unto
           the
           Lords
           (
           the
           King
           being
           then
           present
           )
           Mr.
           
             Iohn
             Dorewood
          
           and
           divers
           of
           the
           
             Commons
          
           with
           him
           ,
           &
           declared
           to
           the
           King
           that
           their
           Speaker
           had
           no
           authority
           from
           them
           to
           yeeld
           thereunto
           ,
           &
           therefore
           they
           desired
           to
           be
           excused
           therein
           ,
           which
           the
           King
           was
           pleased
           to
           accept
           ,
           about
           two
           months
           after
           ,
           the
           
             Commons
          
           comming
           before
           the
           King
           did
           present
           for
           their
           Speaker
           the
           same
           Mr.
           
             Iohn
             Dorwood
             ,
          
           because
           their
           old
           Speaker
           being
           sicke
           in
           his
           bed
           was
           not
           able
           to
           execute
           the
           place
           ,
           whom
           the
           King
           allowed
           of
           .
        
         
         
           
             Iohn
             Doreward
             
               Esq
               .
            
             1.
             
               H.
            
             5
             .
          
           
             Thomas
             Chaucer
             
               Esq
               .
            
             3.
             
               H.
            
             5
             .
          
           
             VValter
             Hungerford
             
               Esq
               .
            
             2.
             
               H.
            
             5
             .
          
           
             Richard
             Redman
             
               Esq
               .
            
             3.
             
               H.
            
             5
             .
          
           
             Sir
             VValter
             Beauchamp
             3.
             
               H.
            
             5
             .
          
           
           
             Roger
             Flower
             
               Esq
               .
            
             4.
             
               H.
            
             5
             .
          
           
             Roger
             Flower
             
               Esq
               .
            
             5.
             
               H.
            
             5
             .
          
           
             Roger
             Flower
             
               Esq
               .
            
             7.
             
               H.
            
             5
             .
          
           
             Richard
             Baynard
             9.
             
               H.
            
             5
             .
          
           
             Roger
             Flower
             Esq.
             1
             .
             
               H.
            
             6
             .
          
           
           
             Iohn
             Russell
             
               Esq
               .
            
             2.
             
               H.
            
             6
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Thomas
             VVauton
             .
             3.
             
               H.
            
             6
             .
          
           
             Richard
             Vernon
             
               Esq
               .
            
             4.
             
               H.
            
             6
             .
          
           
             Iohn
             Tirell
             
               Esq
               .
            
             6.
             
               H.
            
             6
             .
          
           
             VVilliam
             Allington
             
               Esq
               .
            
             8.
             
               H.
            
             6
             .
          
           
           
             Iohn
             Tirell
             
               Esq
               .
            
             9.
             
               H.
            
             6
             .
          
           
             Iohn
             Russell
             
               Esq
               .
            
             10.
             
               H.
            
             6
             .
          
           
             Roger
             Hurst
             
               Esq
               .
            
             11.
             
               H.
            
             6
             .
          
           
             Iohn
             Bowes
             
               Esq
               .
            
             14.
             
               H.
            
             6
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Iohn
             Tirrell
             15.
             
               H.
            
             6
             .
          
           
           
             Sir
             Iohn
             Tirrell
             17.
             
               H.
            
             6
             .
          
        
         
           The
           King
           taking
           notice
           of
           the
           sicknesse
           of
           the
           Speaker
           ,
           and
           that
           by
           reason
           there
           of
           hee
           could
           not
           intend
           the
           affaires
           of
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           commanded
           the
           
             Commons
          
           to
           make
           choice
           of
           a
           new
           Speaker
           ,
           who
           accordingly
           did
           make
           choice
           of
           one
           Mr.
           
             William
             Boerly
             ,
          
           and
           did
           by
           one
           
             Iohn
             Hody
          
           (
           Knight
           of
           a
           Sheere
           )
           informe
           the
           King
           thereof
           ,
           who
           there
           upon
           was
           allowed
           of
           by
           the
           King
           without
           any
           more
           ceremony
           .
        
         
           
             VVilliam
             Boerly
             
               Esq
               .
            
             17.
             
               H.
            
             6.
             
          
           
           
             Willam
             Tressam
             
               Esq
               .
            
             18.
             
               H.
            
             6
             .
          
           
             William
             Burley
             
               Esq
               .
            
             23.
             
               H.
            
             6
             .
          
           
             William
             Tressam
             
               Esq
               .
            
             25.
             
               H.
            
             6
             .
          
           
             Iohn
             Day
             
               Esq
               .
            
             27.
             
               H.
            
             6
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Iohn
             Popham
             28.
             
               H.
            
             6
             .
          
        
         
         
           This
           excuse
           by
           reason
           of
           his
           age
           and
           impotency
           by
           his
           service
           in
           the
           warre
           ,
           was
           allowed
           of
           by
           the
           King
           ,
           and
           the
           same
           day
           the
           
             Commons
          
           presented
           M.
           
             William
             Tresham
          
           for
           their
           Speaker
           ,
           and
           he
           was
           allowed
           .
        
         
           
             VVilliam
             Tresham
             
               Esq
               .
            
             28.
             
               H.
            
             6
             .
          
        
         
           Hee
           made
           no
           excuse
           at
           all
           ,
           for
           ought
           appearing
           on
           the
           Record
           .
        
         
           
             Sir
             William
             Oldham
             29.
             
               H.
            
             6
             .
          
        
         
           He
           made
           no
           excuse
           .
        
         
         
           
             Thomas
             Thorpe
             
               Esq
               .
            
             21.
             
               H.
            
             6
             .
          
           
             Thomas
             Thorpe
             
               Esq
               .
            
             31.
             
               H.
            
             6
             .
          
        
         
           He
           was
           arested
           in
           execution
           at
           the
           suite
           of
           the
           Duke
           of
           
             Yorke
          
           betweene
           two
           Sessions
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           wherein
           the
           opinions
           of
           the
           Judges
           being
           demanded
           by
           the
           Lords
           ,
           the
           Judges
           answered
           ,
           it
           belonged
           not
           unto
           them
           to
           judge
           of
           the
           liberties
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           whereupon
           (
           without
           them
           )
           it
           was
           adjudged
           that
           hee
           was
           not
           to
           have
           priviledge
           ,
           which
           was
           signified
           to
           the
           
             Commons
          
           by
           some
           of
           the
           Lords
           ,
           and
           the
           Kings
           pleasure
           for
           present
           choosing
           of
           
           a
           new
           Speaker
           was
           declared
           unto
           them
           ,
           whereupon
           they
           forth
           with
           chose
           Sir
           
             Shomas
             Charlton
             .
          
        
         
           
             Sir
             Thomas
             Charlton
             31.
             
               H.
            
             6
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Iohn
             VVenlock
             33.
             
               H.
            
             6
             .
          
           
             Thomas
             Tresham
             
               Esq
               .
            
             38.
             
               H.
            
             6
             .
          
           
             Iohn
             Green
             
               Esq
               .
            
             39.
             
               H.
            
             6
             .
          
           
           
             Sir
             Iames
             Ttrangwaies
             1.
             
               Ed.
            
             4
             .
          
           
             Iohn
             Say
             
               Esq.
            
             7.
             
               Ed.
            
             4
             .
          
           
             VVilliam
             Allington
             
               Esq
               .
            
             12.
             
               Ed.
            
             4
             .
          
           
             VVilliam
             Allington
             
               Esq
               .
            
             17.
             
               Ed.
            
             4
             .
          
           
             Iohn
             VVood
             
               Esq.
            
             22.
             
               Ed.
            
             4
             .
          
           
             VVilliam
             Catesbey
             
               Esq
               .
            
             1.
             
               R.
            
             3
             .
          
        
         
         
           In
           these
           times
           the
           Lord
           Chancellor
           ,
           Speaker
           of
           the
           Lords
           house
           (
           being
           for
           the
           most
           part
           a
           Bishop
           )
           tooke
           a
           text
           out
           of
           Scripture
           ,
           or
           some
           other
           Theame
           ,
           and
           grounded
           his
           Oration
           thereupon
           ,
           therein
           declaring
           the
           cause
           of
           the
           Summons
           of
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           in
           conclusion
           thereof
           ,
           as
           the
           use
           now
           is
           ,
           declared
           to
           the
           house
           of
           
             Commons
          
           the
           Kings
           pleasure
           ,
           that
           they
           should
           repaire
           to
           their
           house
           and
           make
           choice
           of
           a
           Speaker
           ,
           not
           naming
           any
           day
           when
           they
           should
           present
           him
           (
           as
           is
           now
           used
           )
           and
           when
           the
           
             Commons
          
           had
           chosen
           their
           Speaker
           ,
           they
           sent
           up
           some
           of
           their
           house
           to
           the
           Lords
           to
           desire
           them
           to
           intimate
           to
           the
           King
           that
           they
           had
           made
           choice
           of
           a
           Speaker
           ,
           not
           naming
           whom
           ,
           
           and
           to
           move
           the
           King
           to
           appoint
           a
           time
           when
           they
           should
           present
           him
           ,
           and
           (
           commonly
           the
           King
           having
           beene
           formerly
           spoken
           unto
           )
           the
           day
           agreed
           upon
           by
           the
           King
           ,
           was
           declared
           unto
           them
           ;
           at
           the
           day
           appointed
           ,
           the
           
             Commons
          
           presented
           their
           Speaker
           ,
           who
           prayed
           that
           hee
           might
           bee
           excused
           ;
           but
           his
           excuse
           not
           being
           admitted
           ,
           hee
           maketh
           the
           common
           protestation
           touching
           his
           owne
           mistakings
           ,
           without
           any
           petitions
           in
           the
           behalfe
           of
           the
           
             Commons
             ,
          
           as
           is
           now
           usuall
           .
        
         
           
             Thomas
             Lovell
             .
             
               Esq
               .
            
             1.
             
               H.
            
             7
             .
          
        
         
         
           After
           Knighted
           and
           made
           of
           the
           privy
           Councell
           to
           King
           Henry
           the
           7.
           and
           
             H.
          
           8.
           
        
         
           
             Iohn
             Mordant
             3.
             
               H.
            
             7
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Thomas
             Fitz
             williams
             4.
             
               H.
            
             7
             .
          
           
             Richard
             Empson
             
               Esq
               .
            
             7.
             
               H.
            
             7
             .
          
        
         
           Learned
           in
           the
           Lawes
           ,
           Recorder
           of
           
             Coventry
             ,
          
           afterwards
           of
           the
           privy
           Councell
           to
           
             H.
          
           7.
           
        
         
         
           
             Sir
             Reginald
             Bray
             11.
             
             
               H
            
             7.
             
          
        
         
           He
           made
           the
           usuall
           protestation
           for
           himselfe
           ,
           but
           there
           is
           no
           mention
           at
           all
           upon
           the
           Record
           concerning
           any
           petition
           the
           liberty
           of
           the
           
             Commons
             .
          
        
         
           
             Robert
             Drury
             
               Esq
               .
            
             11.
             
               H.
            
             7
             .
          
           
             Thomas
             Inglefield
             
               Esq
               .
            
             12.
             
               H.
            
             7
             .
          
           
             Edmond
             Dudley
             
               Esq
               .
            
             19.
             
               H.
            
             7
             .
          
        
         
         
           Learned
           in
           the
           Lawes
           ,
           he
           was
           afterward
           of
           the
           privy
           Councell
           to
           
             H.
          
           7.
           
        
         
           
             Sir
             Thomas
             Ing'efeild
             1.
             
               H.
            
             8
             .
          
           
             Sir
             Robert
             Sheffeild
             3.
             
               H.
            
             8
             .
          
        
         
           Recorder
           of
           London
           .
        
         
           
             Sir
             Thomas
             Nevill
             6.
             
               H.
            
             8
             .
          
        
         
           The
           Speakers
           presentment
           ,
           excuse
           and
           protestation
           ,
           are
           onely
           entered
           on
           Record
           before
           this
           time
           ,
           but
           no
           Oration
           of
           
           theirs
           till
           this
           time
           .
        
         
           
             Sir
             Thomas
             More
             14.
             
             &
             15.
             
               H.
            
             8
             .
          
        
         
           Chancellor
           of
           the
           Dutchy
           of
           
             Lancaster
             ,
          
           after
           Lord
           Chancellor
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           hee
           was
           Speaker
           of
           the
           house
           of
           
             Commons
          
           in
           this
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           Speaker
           of
           the
           Lords
           house
           the
           next
           ;
           hee
           made
           the
           usuall
           protestation
           for
           himselfe
           ,
           and
           prayed
           if
           any
           of
           the
           
             Commons
          
           should
           in
           debate
           of
           matters
           speake
           more
           largely
           then
           they
           ought
           ,
           that
           it
           might
           be
           pardoned
           by
           the
           King
           ,
           which
           the
           King
           granted
           .
        
         
         
           
             Thomas
             Audeley
             21.
             
               H.
            
             8
             .
          
        
         
           Sergeant
           at
           Law
           ,
           Chancellor
           of
           the
           Dutchy
           of
           
             Lancaster
             ,
          
           Lord
           Keeper
           of
           the
           great
           Seale
           ,
           in
           24.
           
             H.
          
           8.
           made
           Lord
           Chancellor
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           and
           lastly
           created
           a
           Baron
           :
           He
           made
           the
           usuall
           protestation
           for
           himselfe
           ,
           but
           there
           is
           no
           mention
           upon
           the
           Record
           of
           any
           petition
           by
           him
           made
           in
           the
           behalfe
           of
           the
           
             Commons
             .
          
        
         
           I
           have
           not
           found
           any
           Speaker
           named
           in
           the
           Record
           or
           Chronicles
           in
           these
           yeares
           of
           
             H.
          
           8.
           
             viz.
             
          
        
         
           
             22.
             
          
           
             23.
             
          
           
             24.
             
          
           
             25.
             
          
           
           
             26.
             
          
           
             27.
             
          
           
             Richard
             Rich
             28.
             
               H.
            
             8
             .
          
        
         
           Afterwards
           made
           L.
           Chancellor
           ,
           and
           created
           a
           Baron
           ;
           the
           first
           that
           is
           recorded
           to
           have
           made
           request
           for
           accesse
           to
           the
           King
           :
           from
           him
           are
           discended
           the
           Earles
           of
           
             Warwicke
          
           and
           
             Holland
             ,
          
           now
           living
           .
        
         
           
             Sir
             Nich.
             Hare
             31.
             
               H.
            
             8
             .
          
        
         
           Afterwards
           Master
           of
           the
           Rolls
           ,
           and
           after
           that
           Lord
           Keeper
           of
           the
           great
           Seale
           of
           
             England
             ,
          
           
           after
           which
           hee
           lived
           but
           14.
           daies
           .
        
         
           
             Thomas
             Moyle
             
               Esq
               .
            
             34.
             
               H.
            
             8
             .
          
        
         
           The
           first
           that
           is
           recorded
           to
           have
           made
           petition
           for
           freedome
           of
           speech
           ,
           the
           petition
           for
           priviledge
           from
           arrest
           is
           of
           latter
           daies
           ,
           but
           it
           appeares
           in
           the
           first
           of
           
             H.
          
           4.
           that
           Sir
           
             Iohn
             Cheney
          
           then
           Speaker
           ,
           made
           a
           generall
           request
           that
           the
           
             Commons
          
           might
           injoy
           their
           ancient
           priviledges
           and
           liberties
           ,
           not
           naming
           any
           liberty
           in
           particular
           ,
           and
           hee
           is
           noted
           to
           be
           the
           first
           that
           is
           recorded
           to
           have
           made
           that
           request
           ,
           but
           they
           all
           make
           the
           usual
           request
           or
           protestation
           touching
           themselves
           .
        
         
         
           In
           the
           latter
           end
           of
           the
           reigne
           of
           K.
           
             H.
          
           8.
           there
           is
           no
           mention
           made
           in
           the
           Parliament
           Roll
           of
           the
           presenting
           of
           any
           Speaker
           ,
           nor
           in
           the
           time
           of
           
             Ed.
          
           6.
           or
           Queen
           
             Mary
             ,
          
           nor
           during
           the
           Reigne
           of
           Queen
           
             El.
          
           when
           Sir
           
             Iohn
             Puckering
          
           was
           Speaker
           ,
           but
           the
           memories
           of
           the
           Speakers
           names
           of
           those
           latter
           times
           is
           onely
           presented
           in
           the
           Journalls
           of
           both
           Houses
           .
        
         
           
             Sir
             Iohn
             Baker
             1.
             
               Ed.
            
             6.
             to
             5.
             
          
        
         
           Foure
           Sessions
           .
           Chancellor
           of
           the
           Augmentations
           .
        
         
           
             Sir
             Iames
             Dyer
             
               K
               t.
            
             7.
             
               Ed.
            
             6
             .
          
        
         
         
           Sergeant
           at
           Law
           ,
           afterwards
           Kings
           Sergeant
           and
           Lord
           chiefe
           Justice
           of
           the
           Common
           Pleas
           .
        
         
           
             Iohn
             Pollard
             Esq.
             1.
             
               Mary
            
          
        
         
           Learned
           in
           the
           Lawes
           ,
           he
           continued
           Speaker
           during
           two
           Sessions
           .
        
         
           
             Clement
             Higham
             
               Esq
               .
            
             1.
             
             &
             2.
             
               P.
               M
            
          
        
         
           Learned
           in
           the
           Lawes
           and
           one
           of
           the
           privy
           Councell
           ,
           afterward
           Knighted
           and
           made
           L.
           Chiefe
           Baron
           of
           the
           Exchequer
           .
        
         
         
           
             Iohn
             Pollard
             Esq.
             2.
             and
             3.
             
               P.
               M.
               
            
          
        
         
           Learned
           in
           the
           Lawes
           ,
           afterward
           made
           Sergeant
           .
        
         
           
             VVilliam
             Cordall
             
               Esq
               .
            
             1.
             
             &
             2.
             
               P.
               M.
               
            
          
        
         
           Master
           of
           the
           Rols
           &
           one
           of
           the
           privy
           Councell
           ,
           he
           was
           Knighted
           the
           day
           he
           made
           his
           oration
           ,
           and
           was
           Master
           of
           the
           Rolls
           when
           he
           was
           chosen
           Speaker
           ,
           as
           may
           appeare
           by
           comparing
           the
           date
           of
           his
           letters
           pattents
           ,
           with
           the
           time
           of
           his
           being
           chosen
           Speaker
           .
        
         
         
           
             Sir
             Thomas
             Gargrave
             1.
             
               Eliz.
               
            
          
        
         
           Learned
           in
           the
           Lawes
           ,
           and
           one
           of
           the
           Queenes
           Councell
           in
           the
           North
           ,
           he
           made
           the
           foure
           Requests
           ,
           ever
           since
           and
           now
           usually
           made
           by
           most
           Speakers
           ,
           as
           appears
           by
           his
           Oration
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           for
           free
           accesse
           to
           the
           Queene
           .
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           liberty
           of
           speech
           .
        
         
           Thirdly
           ,
           for
           priviledge
           from
           Arrests
           .
        
         
           Fourthly
           ,
           that
           his
           mistaking
           might
           not
           prejudice
           the
           house
           .
        
         
           
             Thomas
             VVilliams
             
               Esq.
            
             5.
             
               Eliz.
               
            
          
        
         
         
           Learned
           in
           the
           Lawes
           .
        
         
           
             Richard
             Ousloe
             
               Esq
               .
            
             8.
             
               Eliz.
               
            
          
        
         
           The
           Queens
           Solicitor
           ,
           hee
           was
           first
           chosen
           member
           of
           the
           
             Commons
          
           house
           ,
           and
           then
           being
           made
           Queens
           Solicitor
           had
           a
           writ
           to
           attend
           in
           the
           upper
           house
           ,
           and
           upon
           the
           death
           of
           Mr.
           
             Williams
             ,
          
           at
           the
           request
           of
           the
           
             Commons
             ,
          
           was
           sent
           unto
           them
           ,
           and
           they
           chose
           him
           their
           Speaker
           ,
           but
           so
           ,
           as
           the
           house
           was
           divided
           upon
           the
           question
           .
        
         
           
             Christopher
             Wray
             
               Esq
               .
            
             13.
             
               Eliz.
               
            
          
        
         
         
           Learned
           in
           the
           Laws
           ,
           afterwards
           Lord
           chiefe
           Justice
           of
           the
           Kings
           bench
           .
        
         
           
             Robert
             Bell
             
               Esq
               .
            
             14.
             
               Eliz.
               
            
          
        
         
           Learned
           in
           the
           Lawes
           ,
           after
           made
           Sergeant
           and
           Lord
           chiefe
           Baron
           .
        
         
           
             Iohn
             Popham
             
               Esq
               .
            
             23.
             
               Eliz.
               
            
          
        
         
           Sollicitor
           to
           the
           Queene
           chosen
           in
           place
           of
           Sir
           
             Robert
             Bell
          
           who
           was
           made
           Lord
           chiefe
           Baron
           ,
           and
           died
           also
           before
           this
           Session
           .
           Mr.
           
             Popham
          
           was
           afterwards
           made
           the
           Queenes
           Atturney
           ,
           and
           after
           
           chiefe
           Justice
           of
           the
           Kings
           Bench
           ,
           and
           one
           of
           the
           privy
           Councell
           ;
           when
           hee
           was
           chosen
           Speaker
           he
           was
           an
           assistant
           in
           the
           upper
           house
           ,
           and
           sent
           for
           as
           Mr.
           
             Ousloe
          
           was
           .
        
         
           
             Mr.
             Sergeant
             Puckering
             27.
             
               Eliz.
               
            
          
        
         
           Till
           twenty
           eight
           during
           two
           Sessions
           :
           afterwards
           made
           the
           Queenes
           Sergeant
           ,
           and
           Lord
           Keeper
           of
           the
           great
           Seale
           .
        
         
           
             Mr.
             Sergeant
             Snag
             31.
             
               Eliz.
               
            
          
        
         
           Afterward
           made
           Queenes
           Sergeant
           .
        
         
         
           
             Edward
             Cook
             
               Esq
            
             35.
             
               Eliz.
               
            
          
        
         
           Solicitor
           generall
           ,
           afterward
           made
           Queenes
           Atturney
           ,
           and
           Knighted
           ,
           Lord
           chiefe
           Justice
           of
           the
           Common
           Pleas
           ,
           a
           privy
           Councellor
           ,
           and
           lastly
           made
           Lord
           chiefe
           Justice
           of
           the
           Kings
           Bench
           .
        
         
           
             Mr.
             Serjeant
             Yelverton
             39.
             
               Eliz.
               
            
          
        
         
           Afterward
           made
           Queenes
           Serjeant
           ,
           and
           after
           that
           one
           of
           the
           Judges
           of
           the
           Kings
           Bench
           ,
           and
           Knighted
           .
        
         
         
           
             Mr.
             Sergeant
             Crooke
             43.
             
               Eliz.
               
            
          
        
         
           Recorder
           of
           
             London
             ,
          
           afterwards
           made
           Sergeant
           to
           Ring
           
             Iames
             ,
          
           and
           one
           of
           the
           Justices
           of
           the
           Kings
           Bench
           ,
           and
           Knighted
           .
        
         
           
             Mr.
             Sergeant
             Phelips
             1.
             
               Iacobi
            
          
        
         
           He
           was
           during
           the
           time
           hee
           was
           Speaker
           made
           Master
           of
           the
           Rolls
           ,
           and
           yet
           sate
           as
           Speaker
           .
        
         
           
             Sir
             Ranulph
             Crew
             12.
             
             
               Iac.
               
            
          
        
         
         
           Sergeant
           at
           Law
           ,
           afterwards
           made
           Kings
           Sergeant
           and
           chiefe
           Justice
           of
           the
           Kings
           Bench
           .
        
         
           
             Sir
             Thomas
             Richardson
             18.
             
             
               Iac.
               
            
          
        
         
           Sergeant
           at
           Law
           ,
           afterwards
           made
           Kings
           Sergeant
           and
           chiefe
           Justice
           of
           the
           Common
           Pleas
           ,
           and
           after
           chiefe
           Justice
           of
           the
           Kings
           Bench
           .
        
         
           
             Sir
             Thomas
             Crew
             21.
             
             
               Iac.
               
            
          
        
         
           Sergeants
           at
           Law
           ,
           afterwards
           made
           King
           Sergeant
           .
        
         
         
           
             Sir
             Thomas
             Crew
             1.
             
             
               Caroli
               R.
               
            
          
           
             Sir
             Heneage
             Finch
             1.
             
               Car.
               Reg.
               
            
          
        
         
           Recorder
           of
           
             London
          
           Sergeant
           at
           Law
           .
        
         
           
             Sir
             Iohn
             Finch
             3.
             
             &
             4.
             
               Car.
               
            
          
        
         
           Queenes
           Atturny
           ,
           afterwards
           made
           one
           of
           the
           Kings
           Councell
           at
           Law
           ,
           then
           chiefe
           Justice
           of
           the
           Common
           Pleas
           ,
           and
           lately
           Lord
           Keeper
           of
           the
           great
           Seale
           .
        
         
         
           
             Iohn
             Glanvile
             
               Esq
               .
            
             16.
             
             
               Car.
               
            
          
        
         
           Sergeant
           at
           Law
           ,
           at
           the
           Parliament
           begun
           the
           13.
           of
           Aprill
           1640.
           and
           was
           dissolved
           5.
           
           May
           following
           ,
           and
           so
           continued
           but
           22.
           daies
           ;
           afterwards
           he
           was
           made
           the
           King
           Sergeant
           .
        
         
           
             William
             Lenthall
             
               Esq
               .
            
             16.
             
             
               Car.
               
            
          
        
         
           Learned
           in
           the
           Laws
           ,
           one
           of
           the
           Benchers
           and
           Readers
           of
           
             Lincolns
          
           Inne
           at
           the
           Parliament
           which
           began
           the
           3.
           of
           November
           ,
           1640.
           
        
         
           FINIS
           .