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hath sat a long time, and Easter is near come, and it s fit there should be a ces 

 sation for a time, yet the king will appoint no time, but leaves it to yourselves. 

 But for the beginning again, he thinks the 10th of April a fit time, but will 

 appoint none, only he would have you take care, that there be no impediment 

 in the subsidies. The king also took notice of the complaints against the Lord 

 Chancellor, for which he was sorry : for it hath always been his care to have 

 placed the best ; but no man can prevent such accidents. But his comfort 

 was, that the house was careful to preserve his honour. And his majesty 

 thought not fit to have the occasions hang long in suspence, therefore would not 

 have any thing to hinder it ; but for the furtherance thereof, he proposed a com 

 mission of six of the higher house, and twelve of the lower house to examine it 

 upon oath. This proposition, if we liked it well, he would send the like to the 

 lords ; and this he thought might be done during this cessation ; and though he 

 hoped the chancellor was free, yet if he should be found guilty, he doubted not 

 but you would do him justice. 



Sir Edward Coke said, we should take heed the commission did no hinder 

 the manner of our parliamentary proceedings. 



The answer returned to the king, was, rendering thanks for the first part of 

 his gracious message ; and for the second, we direct that the like message may 

 be sent to the lords, for there being so good a concurrence betwixt us, we may 

 have conference with them about it. Then adjourned. 



[From the Journals.] 



Die Lunae, videlicet, 19th die Martii, Domini tarn Spirituales quam Tern* 

 porales, quorum nomina subscribuntur, praesentes fuerunt : 



p. CAROLUS, Princeps Walliae, etc. 



Archiepus, Cant. p. Jac. Ley, Miles, et Bar. Ds. Capit. 



p. Archiepus, Eborum. Justic. Locum tenens, etc. 



Memorandum, that, by reason of the want of health and indisposition of the 

 Lord Chancellor, a commission was awarded to Sir James Ley, knt. and bart. 

 Lord Chief Justice of the King s Bench, signed by the king, and under the 

 broad seal, to execute the same place ; the which commission was delivered to 

 the clerk, to be read. 



Message from the lower house, by Sir Robert Phillipps and others, 



That, in the search of the abuses of courts, they have found abuses in certain 

 eminent persons ; for the which they desire a conference ; that such course may 

 be taken, for redress thereof, as shall stand with the order and dignity of a par 

 liament ; the time and place, and number of committees, they humbly leave to 

 their lordships. 



Answer returned, 



The lords are well pleased to accept of the conference required ; the com 

 mittee to be of this whole house, at two of the clock this afternoon, in the 

 painted chamber. 



[From the Tracts.] 



Martis, 20 Martii, 1620. Sir Edward Giles made a motion that one Churchill 

 should be called in ; whereupon there was a petition of one Montacute Wood, 

 &c. against my Lord Chancellor for taking 300/. of the Lady Wharton, and 

 making orders, &c. which was read. Churchill and Keeling were said to be 

 witnesses, and a committee was appointed to examine them. 



Sir Robert Phillips reports from the conference that, according to the com 

 mandment of this house, he had delivered those heads which were agreed on at 

 the conference yesterday, excusing himself, if he had failed in any point; that 

 the lords accepted it with a great deal of affection, as sensible of the wrongs of 

 the commonwealth ; returned answer by the Lord Treasurer, first by way of 

 question, whether we would not return it them in writing? Resolved, no, for 

 no cause, this consisting only of two or three points clear and plain. Next for 

 the letters, and other things which the lords desire would acquaint the house, 

 and doubted not but it would be yielded , that they would proceed in this mat 

 ter with care and diligence, and expedition. 



