Catalogue description Main Papers, Supplementary

18 February 1576 -- Draft of "An Act for the true making of great cables and cabletts, and for the necessary provision of hemp for such purposes."

23 February 1576 -- Draft of "An Act for bails to be taken in the Court of Common Pleas."

24 February 1576 -- Draft of "A Bill for common of estovers" for limiting and regulating the cutting down of trees by the lords of manors or other owners of common woods.

26 January 1581 -- Draft of "An Act for avoiding disorders and abuses in sheriffs, under-sheriffs, deputies of sheriffs, and other like ministers."

31 January 1581 -- Draft of "An Act touching Henry Vernon and John Vernon," to make void a false return or certificate made by Sir John Throckmorton, Knight, upon a writ of error sued by Henry and John Vernon, concerning the barony of Powys, etc.

31 January 1581 -- Engrossment of "An Act for the speedy recovery of debts."

7 March 1581 -- Draft order by consent of parties in the matter in dispute between the Marquess and Marchioness of Winchester and Mr Oughtred, concerning the jointure of Wynifred, Marchioness Dowager of Winchester.

1 May 1582 -- Copy of the grant of the office of clerk of the Treasury of the Queen's Bench to Richard Skip-with.

1584 -- Draft of "An Act for the providing a form of oath to be ministered to high sheriffs, under-sheriffs, and other ministers dealing in the execution of process."

28 November 1585 -- Draft of "An Act to provide remedy against fraudulent conveyances."

15 March 1586 -- Engrossment of "An Act against unnecessary process of the peace."

15 March 1586 -- Draft of "An Act concerning a certain special trust reposed by John, late Marquis of Winchester, deceased, in Henry Oghtred, one of the executors of the last will and testament of the same John, late Marquis, touching the satisfaction and payment of the great debt of William, late Lord Marquis of Winchester, and High Treasurer of England, deceased, due unto the Queen's most excellent Majesty."

Annexed:

1 Copy of "An Act concerning certain lands of William Marquess of Winchester, and the satisfaction of certain debts due by William, late Marquess of Winchester, his grandfather, deceased."

15 March 1586 -- Copy of "An Act for the reviving, continuation, explanation, and perfecting of divers statutes."

10 March 1587 -- "Synodal constitutions for the benevolence of the clergy in the province of Canterbury," for the collection of the subsidy granted by the clergy.

18 March 1588 -- Draft of "An Act touching constats of original conveyances made to the Queen's Majesty."

5 December 1601 -- Draft of "An Act concerning captains, soldiers, mariners, and others, the Queen's services in the wars."

20 February 1599 -- Draft of "An Act for reviving and enlarging of a statute made in the 23rd year of the Queen's Majesty's reign for repairing of Dover Haven."

6 March 1589 -- Draft of the "Act for the avoiding of abuses in choosing of fellows, scholars, and other persons, into rooms and places in colleges, churches collegiate, churches cathedral, halls, hospitals, schools, and other like societies."

Annexed:

1 Draft of rejected Bill on the same subject.

24 February 1593 -- Draft of "An Act for restraining and punishing vagrant and seditious persons who, under feigned pretence of conscience and religion, corrupt and seduce the Queen's subjects."

1 March 1593 -- Draft of "An Act to confirm the sale of the lands of Wm Raven, gent., made unto Lisle Cave, Thomas Andrewe, and Edward Haslerigg, Esquires, towards the payment of a debt due by Raven unto Her Majesty."

3 March 1593 -- Draft of "An Act to give liberty to the Lord Horrowden to sell certain lands for the payment of his debts."

28 March 1593 -- Draft of "An Act for confirmation of the subsidies granted by the clergy."

Some documents may have been removed from this file to the Parchment Collection, the Large Parchments or the Parchment Main Papers. Where this has occurred it is noted in brackets in the descriptions above. Please see relevant entries in the Parchment Collection (HL/PO/JO/10/2), Large Parchments (HL/PO/JO/10/3) or Parchment Main Papers (HL/PO/JO/10/4) for further details.

See Journals of the House of Lords for the same date for entries relating to the laying of these papers.

Calendared in "The Manuscripts of the House of Lords", 4th Report, pp 114-115