of Burie who had in his hands 456 l. 2 s. â— d. of a rest for a Collection of Disms shall pay the same to the King albeit he have general pardon for that it was no meaning of the King to pardon the same Vide 27 H. 6. Anno Tricesimo Primo Henrici Sexti Rex c. Duci Eborum c. apud Reading Sexto die Martii Teste apud Westmonast Vicesimo die Ianuarii RIcardo Duci Somerset Johanni Duci Norfolciae Humf. Duci Buckingham Hen. Duci Oxoniae Edwardo Com. Richmond Jaspero Com. Pembrook Ricardo Com. Warr. Hen. Com. Northumb. Tho. Com. Devon Willielmo Com. Arundel Radulpho Com. VVestmerland Ricardo Com. Sarum Ricardo Com. Oxon. Johanni Com. Salopiae Johanni Com. Wigorn. Johanni Com. VVilton Johanni Vicecom de Beamont Chlr. Johanni Talbott Vicecom de Lisle Chlr. Hen. Vicecom Bourchier Chlr. Edwardo Gray de Ruthin Chlr. Edwardo Gray Domino de Grobie Chlr. Joh. de Berckley Chlr. Georgio Latimer Chlr. Rogero Hungerford sen. Milit. Radulpho de Graystock Chlr. Hen. Percie Dom. de Poynings Willielmo Botreaux Chlr. Tho. Dacre de Gilsland Chlr. Johan Beauchamp Chlr. Dom. de Beauchamp Jacobo de Audley Chlr. Radulpho Cromwell Chlr. Johanni le Scroop de Masham Chlr. Willielmo Zouch de Harringworth Chlr. Hen. Scroop de Bolton Chlr. Leoni de Welles Chlr. Johanni Dom. de Clinton Chlr. VVillielmo de Lovell Chlr. Edwardo de Nevel de Burgavenny Chlr. Tho. de Clifford Chlr. Edw. Brook de Cobham Chlr. Tho de Scales Chlr. Reginal Gray de Ruthine Chlr. Johanni Sturton de Sturton Milit. Ricardo VVodvill Domino de Rivers Chlr. Willielmo Bourchier Domino Fitz-warren Will. Bonevile Dom. de Bonevile de Chatton Milit. Hen Bromfleet Domino de Vessey Milit. Tho. Domino de Roos Mil. Roberto Hungerford Domino de Mollins Milit. Radulpho Boteler de Sudley Chlr. Tho. Hoo Chlr. Tho. Gray Domino de Richmond Mil. Willielmo Beauchamp Dom. de St. Amando Tho. Percie Dom. de Egremont Mil. Johanni Sutton de Dudley Chlr. The Parliament holden at Reding the seventeenth of March in the one and thirtieth year of King Henry the Sixth IN the presence of the King sitting in the Chair of Estate in the Chamber of refectory within the Abbey of Reding and of the Lords and Commons William Bishop of Lincoln in the absence of Iohn Archbishop of Canterbury Chancellor of England by the Kings commandement very notably declared the cause of the Parliament namely for the good government of the realm and safe defence of the same to which end he willed the Commons to choose and the next day to present their Speaker to the King Receivers of Petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of Petitions for Gascoyne and other places beyond the fees and of the Isles Tryers of Petitions for England c. as above Tryers of Petitions for Gascoyne c. as above The eight day of March the Commons presented to the King Thomas Thorp Esquire to be their Speaker whose excuse refused he with the Common protestation was allowed The Commons grant to the King one Desme and one Fifteen The Commons grant to the King Tonnage and Poundage during his life They also grant to the King during his Subsidy of woolls viz. 23 s. 4 d. for every sack of Denizens and 5 l. of Aliens and so of other Staple-ware according to the rate They also grant to the King of every Merchant not born within the realm and no Denizeâ— and keeping house 40 s. and of every such Merchant as shall remain within the realm but 6. weeks 20 s. per Annum And of every Merchant Alien being no Denizen 6 l. 13 s. 4 d. yearly during the Kings life The Speaker declared by mouth how that the Commons had granted to find in the Kings service twenty thousand Archers for half a yeares space The eighteenth day of March after thanks given to the Lords by the King himself Iohn the Cardinall Archbishop of Canterbury and Chancellor of England by the Kings commandement prorogued the Parliament from the day aforesaid and Town of Reding to the twentieth day of April then ensuing at Westminster The King discharged the realm and Commons of 7000 Archers parcell of the 20000 before granted A due proportioning of the 13000 men granted to serve the King for every particuâ—ar County within the realm In consideration of a summe or Masse of money to be levied by the Commons the King for three yeares is content to respite the levying of 13000 Archers unlesse he be drawn by great necessity or in person to go himself to take them It is enacted that Edmund Duke of Somerset late Captain of Callice shall be payed 21648 l. 10 s. out of the Customes of the Staple wares going out of the Port of Sandwich for fees and wages due to him and other Chief Captains and Souldiers while he was Captain there A particular rate out of the grant of a fifteen for certain in every County in England allotted to the repairing of Callice and for the making of a Risebanck An allotment of 20 s. out of the Subsedy for every sack of wool is allowed towards the wages and victualling of Souldiers in Callice The Commons grant unto the King the moity of one Desme and of one fifteen After the words spoken to the Commons by the King viz. VVe thank you for your grants for the which be ye assured we will be a good and gracious Lord unto you Iohn the Cardinall Archbishop of Canterbury and Chancellor of England the second day of Iuly by the Kings commandement prorogued the Parliament from the day aforesaid unto the seventh day of November at Reding The King delivered certain Schedules in parchment signed with his seal manuell the which he willed to be enrolled and enacted The which contain ten purveyances or provisions for Edmund Earl of Richmond and Iasper Earl of Pembrook and for none other severall persons as it should seem to be exempted and out of the Statute of resumption At Reding the twenty second of November in the 32. H. 6. to which place and day the Parliament was prorogued Iohn the Cardinall Archbishop of Canterbâ—ry and Chancellor of England by his Letters patents rehearseth the beginning and prorogation of the Parliament and adjourneth the same from the day aforesaid to the eleventh day of February then ensuing at VVestminster aforesaid The eleventh day of February at Reding aforesaid Iohn Earl of Worcester and Treasurer of England by the Kings Letters Patents prorogued the Parliament from the day and place aforesaid to the fourteenth day of the same moneth at Westminster The fourteenth day of February Richard Duke of York by the Kings Letters Patents of precedency presideth in the same Parliament The same fourteenth day of February
under the great Seal and delivered to the Lords and Commons The Saturday in the week of Pentecost the Articles ensuing were agreed upon That the Bishops of Duresme and Sarum the Earls of Northampton Arundel Warwick and Salisbury shall hear the answer of the Archbishop of Canterbury the same to be debated of in the next Parliament Because the King should before Michaelmas next transport twenty thousand sacks of Wool It was provided that no man before that time should passe over any Wool on pain of treble losse life and member That the King during the wars of France may charge religious Aliens That the Bishop of Chester Sir Robert Wake Sir Robert of Sodington by such as have knowledge of every County may apportion Wool granted to the King according to the Assesment of the Fifteenth late made in every County who did so The particular rate of every County for Wool granted to the King the which rates were delivered into the Chancery by Roll entred and thereupon Commissions made for the gathering of the same And it is to be remembred that all things touching the arraignment of the Archbishop of Canterbury do remain with Sir William of Keldesbye Keeper of the Privie Seal In the back of these Rolls are contained the Statutes Conditions and Commissions before specified being the effect of the whole Parliament The Print touching the confirmation of the great Charter and other Liberties cap. 1. agreeth with the Record The Print that no Peer of the Land shall be impeached but by tryall of his Peers cap. 2. agreeth with the Record The Print that no man shall be impeached by Commandment without Process of Law and for the oath of the Kings Officers agreeth with the Record The Print touching the choice of the Kings Officers and their answers to all mens Objections cap. 4. agreeth with the Record The Print touching cognizance of Usury cap. 5. agreeth with the Record The Print touching Jurisdiction of Court Christian cap. 6. agreeth with the Record Touching the Revocation of the Statutes aforesaid mentioned by one Statute in the Print there is no mention made in this Record See 17 E. 3. tit 23. The seven Chapters touching the discharge of twenty thousand sacks of Wool now granted and for the due levying of the ninths of Corn Lamb and Wool do for every Chapter agree with the Record according to the titles in the Margent Here followeth the Commissions mentioned before They are contained under Six Titles the effect whereof is That all Commissions out of what Court soever with all fines and process upon the same except such as concern the Kings Officers as carrying of Wool and other Merchandise over the Sea uncustomed or such as are against the Kings defence and peace and without warrant of the Law and therefore to be revoked Anno decimo Septimo Edwardi Tertii Rex c. Henrico Com. Lanc. c. apud Westm. die Lunae post Quindena Paschae Teste Rege apud Westm. 24. die Februarii Similes literae subscript IOhanni de Warrena Com. Surr. Hugoni de Courtney Com. Devon Willielm de Bohun Com. Northampton Willielmo de Clinton Com. Hunt Hugoni de Audeley Com. Glouc. Gilberto de Umfravil Com. de Angos Laur. de Hastings Com. Pembrok Henry de Lanc. Com. Darby Thom. de Bello campo Com. War Willielmo de Monteacuto Com. Sarum Johanni de Vere Com. Oxon. Roberto de Ufford Comiti Suff. Nicolo de Cantilupo Rado de Staff Johanni de Seagrave Johanni Fitzwater Thom. de Berkley Anthony de Lucye Reginaldo de Grey Rogero de Grey Hugoni de Ponitz Rogero de Chandos Johanni de Nevil Johanni de Harrington Jacobo dn Audley Johanni de Strange Hugoni le Despencer Petro de Malolacu quint. Rad. de Nevil Ric. de Talbot Johan de Willoughby Johan de Charleton sen. Ade de Velle Willielmo de Finecourt Willielmo de Perdeston Johan de Sutton de Holdernes Johan de Fawconbridge Roberto de Morley Johan de Labourn Henrico de Hussey Johan de Grey de Rotherfield Johan filio Richardo de Grey de Codenore Johan de Tibetot Roberto Fitzpain Henrico de Percie Tho. Wake de Ridehall Johan de Mowbray Henrico Fitzhugh Willielmo la Zouch de Harringworth Johanni Bardolfe Johanni de Bello campo de Somerset Willielmo de Clinton Com. Huntington Custod Quinq Port. Anno Decimo septimo Edwardi Tertii The Parliament holden at Westminster in the Quindena of Easter in the Seventeenth year of King Edward the Third FIrst it is agreed that Sir Thomas of Drayton shall be Clerk of the Parliament The Monday after the King came into Saint Edwards Chamber commonly called the Chamber de Pinct accompanied with sundry Bishops and Lords there named And for that sundry of the Lords and Commons were not come the cause of the Parliament was not then disclosed but deferred untill the next day The same Tuesday the King came as before where it was agreed that Proclamation should be made as in the last Parliament for forbearing to wear Armor or weapons in London or Westminster during c. Another Proclamation for such as would exhibit any Petition and a day given therefore Certain appointed to receive the Petitions for England Ireland Scotland Gascoin Wales and the Foreign Isles Certain appointed Tryers of the same The Wednesday being the last of April the Chancellor in the presence of the King and Lords declareth the cause of the Parliament as followeth First The same was concerning the Truce in Britain between the King and his Adversary of France Secondly Touching the Estate of the King and for good governance And for that Sir Barthol de Burghurst was with the King at the said Truce taking the Chancellor willed him to declare the same Sir Bartholmew began to recount the Kings passages over with the whole exploits atchieved by the King in recovery of a great part of Britain even to the City and gates of Vanes against which he laid siege and to which place the Pope sent to him two Cardinals in most earnest wise to entreat a Peace or at least a Truce And how the King made answer So that the same might be to him honorable and profitable for his Allies he was contented to have the same taken before the Pope as before a friend and no Judge otherwise he would persue his quarrel Wherefore he shewed That as the King attempted not this War without their assent so without the same he would conclude no Peace Where it rested to hear their advices whether it were best for the King to take his offer and to send certain Ambassadors to Rome instructed for this title or no The first day of May the Lords by themselves and the Commons likewise made answer That it was good to persue the Peace
Henrico de Lanc. Com. Derbie Thom. de Bello campo Com. Warr. Johanni de Vere Com. Oxoniae Roberto de Ufford Comiti Suff. Ricardo Com. Arundel Rado Baron de Stafford Nicolao de Cantilopo Johanni de Seagrave Johanni filio Walteri Thom. de Berkley Thomae de Lucye Gilberto Talbott Reginaldo de Grey Rogero de Grey Rogero de Chandos Johanni de Nevil de Essex Johanni de Harrington Jacobo de Audley Johanni de Strange Hugoni le Despencer Petro de Malolacu quint. Rado de Nevill Ricardo Talbott Johanni de Willoughby Johanni de Charleton sen. Adamo de Welle Willielmo Deinecourt Willielmo de Chardeston Johan de Sutton de Holdeâ—nes Johanni de Fawconbridge Roberto de Morley Johanni de Leybourn Henrico Hussey Johan de Grey de Rotherfield Johan filio Richardi de Grey de Codenore Johanni de Tibetot Henrico de Percie Tho. Wake de Lyde Johanni Mowbray Henrico Fitzhugh Willielmo la Zouch de Harringworth Johanni Bardolfe Thomae Ughâ—red Rado de Palmer Roberto de Clifford Bartholo de Bourcheire Anno xviii Edwardi Tertii Secunda pars pro Auro Moneta proclam c. Anno Decimo octavo Edwardi Tertii The Parliament holden at Westminster the Munday next after the Utaves of Trinity Anno 18. Edwardi Tertii THe same day in the presence of the King certain Lords and Commons being then assembled in St. Edwards Chamber commonly called the Chamber de pinct the Chancellor of England by the Kings commandment declared how sundry things at the last Parliament were left to be done at this And that the Archbishop of Canterbury had against the said time called a Convocation of his Clergy at which Parliament and Convocation sundry of all Estates were absent c. whereat the King did no lesse muse then he was thereat offended wherefore he charged the Archbishop for his part to punish the defaults of the Clergy and he would do the like touching the Parliament Hereupon Proclamation was made as in the last Parliament Tit. 3. Receivers of Petitions for England Gascoyn Wales Ireland Brittain Scotland and the forrain Isles and other places beyond the Seas Tryers of the Petitions aforesaid Sir Thomas de Drayton is appointed to be Clerk of the Parliament On Tuesday ensuing the Names of the Lords of the Parliament were examined before the King that such as made default might abide the Kings Order On Thursday after the Chancellor in full Parliament in the presence of the King and of his Son the Prince of Wales declared the cause of the same Parliament Viz. the Articles of the Truce and the breaches of the same particularly Whereupon the whole State were willed to advise upon them and to shew their opinion of them by Munday next ensuing The same Monday they had day untill Wednesday in the week of S. Iohn at the which day every of the Lords and Commons by themselves with one assent required the King to end the same war either by battel or by honourable peace And if the King shall attempt war eftsoons that he do not stay the same at the letters or requests of the Pope or of any whomsoever but to end the same by dint of Sword Whereunto the King agreed but for that the same could not be atchieved without aid the Clergie of Canterbury granted unto the King a Desme Triennial And the Commons granted unto the King two Fifteens of Counties and two Desmes of Cities and of Towns in form following That the same should be levied in such wise as the last was That the Commons Petitions be granted and that the same may be only imployed upon the wars with the assent of the Lords That the Prince and Sir Edward de Bayliffe may lie on the North-Marches and for that the King should passe over the Seas in person to end this quarrel they grant to the King a third fifteen To all which Conditions the King agreed Petitions of the Commons with their Answers The Print for ceasing of Commissions of the new enquiries cap. 2. agreeth with the Record The Print touching making Justices of Peace cap. 2. agreeth with the Record The Print for sorting and buying of Wools cap. 3. agreeth with the Record The Print touching weights and measures cap. 4. agreeth with the Record The Print touching exigents in trespasses cap. 5. agreeth with the Record The Print touching new Money and the Mint cap. 6. agreeth with the Record The Print touching Purveyors and the Steward and Marshal agreeth with the Record This done the Bishops and the Clergy exhibited their Petitions in number seven whereto the King answered and the same comprised in a Statute in effect following Petitions of the Clergy with their Answers The Print touching the long recital cap. 1. agreeth with the Record The Print that no Prelate be impeached of any crime before the Justices cap. 1. agreeth with the Record The Print touching the tryall of Bygamie cap. 2. agreeth with the Record The Print touching the purchasing of Lands in Mortmain agreeth with the Record The Print for not purveying in the Fees of the Church cap. 4. agreeth as before The Print touching prohibition cap. 7. agreeth with the Record The Print touching the Temporal Justices shall not enquire of process made by Ecclesiastical Officers cap. 6. agreeth with the Record The Print touching Sciri facias for Tithes cap. 7. agreeth with the Record The which Statute at the request of the Bishops and Clergy was exemplified under the great Seal and to them delivered After all this the Commons by their Petition recite the Act of Provision made in the last Parliament tit 60. And for that no punishment was provided therefore that such as incur the breach of the same by receipt procuring or Councel in stay of any temporal judgement shall lie in perpetual prison or be fore-judged the land And that all Justices of the Assizes Goal-delivery and Oyer and Terminer may determine the same That the Act of provision may continue for ever That if any Archbishop or other person religious or other do not present within four moneths some able Clerk to any dignity whereof any person hath obtained from Rome any provision but surceased the same that then the King may present some able Clerk That if any Bishop elect shall refuse to take such Brother other then by such that then such Clerk shall not enter nor enjoy his Temporalities without the Kings special licence That the King shall dispose of all such Benefices and Dignities of such Aliens his enemiâ—s as remain in such Countries of his enemies and imploy the profits thereof to the defence of the Realm That Commissions be sent into all the Kings Ports to apprehend all such persons as shall bring in any such
Instrument from Rome and to bring them forthwith before the Council to answer thereto That the Deanry of York which is to be recovered by Judgment in the Kings Court may be bestowed upon some able man within the Realm who will maintain the same against him who holdeth the same by provision from Rome being the Common Enemy to the King and to the Realm and that the mean profits may be imployed upon the defence of the Realm To all which Petitions Answer was made in form following It is agreed by the King Earls Barons Justices and other wife men of the Realm That the Petitions aforesaid be made in sufficient form of Law According to the Petitions aforesaid certain Process made against Sir William de la Pool and Reynold at Conduite out of the Exchequer is revoked as erroneous and that they shall be charged a new to accompt for monies received for the Kings Wooll notwithstanding any Letter of Acquittance to them made The which Accord was sent to the King to know his pleasure therein The Petitions of the Clerks of the Chancery That where the Lord Chancellor or Lord Keeper for the time being ought to have the Cognisance of all Pleas of Trespasses done by the said Clerks or other Servants where the Chancery shall remain yet notwithstanding the Sheriffs of London had attached one Gilbert of Chrishull a Clerk of the said Chancery in London at the suit of Killingbury a Draper upon a Bill of Trespass which Gilbert brought a Supersedeas of Priviledge to the said Sheriffs which they would not allow but drew him so find Sureties The Clerks pray remedy therefore and maintenance of their liberties The Parliament doth confirm their liberties and reciting the contempt for neglecting the Process conclude that Writs be sent to the Mayor of London to attach the Sheriffs and others who were parties and maintainers of the quarrel by their bodies to appear before the King in the Chancery at a day certain to answer as well to the Contempts of the Process as to the breach of the liberty and damage of tha party At the Petition of the Commons of Nottingham it is enacted That as wâ—ll the Gaol of Nottingham which the King hath granted to Sir Iohn Brocas during his life as all other Gaols in the like case should be annexed to the Sheriffwick of every County according to an Act made Anno 14 Edwardi Tertii That no man within Cities or Towns or elswhere do carry Maces of Silver but only the Kings Serjeants but that they carry Maces of Copper only and of no other metal The same shall be so except of the Serjeants of the City of London who may carry their Maces of silver within the liberty of London before the Mayor in the presence of the King On the back-side of the Roll The form of the Writ of Supersedeas for staying of Exigents in this Parliament before agreed The form of Supersedes for staying to proceed further in certain new Commissions before expressed The form of Supersedes for staying of Commissions for the Assise of Weights and Measures before mentioned The form of a Commission to the Barons of the Exchequer to call such Commissioners to accompt as were appointed upon the Assise of Weights and Measures The Writ of Proclamation for the free buying of Wooll The Writ that no man shall be enforced to receive Gold the sum being under Twenty shillings A Declaration made against such persons against whom Exigents should pass Of the Oaths of Justices and of the Clerks of the Chancery expressed in the Print there is no mention made in the Record Anno Vicesimo Edwardi Tertii The Parliament holden at Westminster the Monday next after the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord in the Twentieth Year of King Edward the Third COmmandment was given the same day by Sir Lionel the Kings son Lord Keeper of England that Proclamation should be made against wearing of Armor and Games in Westminster as in the last Parliament Tit. 2. A time to all such as will exhibit any Petition Receivers of Petitions for England Ireland Wales Scotland Gascoin and other Forein Isles and Parts Tryers of the Petitions aforesaid Sir Thomas Drayton is appointed Clerk of the Parliament For that sundry of the Lords and Commons were not at this day come the Parliament was continued until Tuesday On which Tuesday for that knowledge was given that Sir Bartholmew de Burghurst Sir Iohn Darcy Lord Chamberlain Mr. Iohn Thoresby Clerk of the Privy-Seal and Mr. Iohn Charlton were arrived and come Messengers from the King at Callis and that they meant to be at the Parliament the Wednesday next the Parliament continued untill Wednesday On which day Declaration was made That since the King by his passing over the Sea and his attempt there was uncertain of his estate the Parliament was called according to the success of things there the like here might be established for the safety of the King the common peace of the whole Realm and for the avoiding of false money by which the whole Realm was damnified after which they shewed the Kings Letters Patents of credit the same being expressed by word and dated before Callice After the understanding of these Letters the same Bartholomew for and in the name of himself and of his Colleagues in the presence of the Keeper of England and of the whole estate declared the good success of the King since his arrival at Hoges in Normandie as in surprizing of many Towns and Castles of War as well at Cane as elsewhere and aso of the victory at Orestlie where the power of France was discomfited And further how the King was come before Callice from whence he meant not to depart untill by the help of God he gained the same after which he would pursue the enemies without return untill the wars were ended He further sheweth an Order between the Duke and Nobles of Normandie The Order aforesaid is particularly recited and is called The Ordinance of Normandie containing the effect following That the Duke of Normandy should passe as Chieftain with other Nobles of the same into England with forty thousand men at Arms Knights Esquires and men of good estate and forty thousand footmen An Order for bearing of their charges for keeping of the Sea and for the Duke to remain with his power in England ten weeks And it is agreed That in case the Realm of England be by the same voyage conquered that then the said conquest shall altogether be to the name and honour of the said Duke and all that which the King of England hath shall remain to the said Duke Knights and Lords And all the same which belongeth to the Nobles and secular persons of England shall be
at the Bar and that no man speak with the Jury after they depart therefrom It is enacted The print how the Escheators shall answer the profits of the Lands of the Kings Tenants cap. 4. agreeth with the Record The print that no iron be carried out of the Realm cap. 5. agreeth with the Record That the King will appoint a time when the Coyn shall be made finer With opportunity the King meaneth the same It is Enacted that no Purveyor being arrested for any misdemeanor shall have any privy Seal to cause such as arrested him to come before the Councel to answer the King but have his remedy at the Common Law That the King have the forfeitures of his Widows Dowagers but not of such as hold joyntly with their Husbands The old Law shall stand That the Writ of Appeal brought hanging another may abate the other The Common Law therein used shall continue That Weights and Measures may henceforth be made in the Town of London so as all Counties do accordingly conform themselves There is an Estander in the Treasury where every man readily may have the same The print for the election of the Coroners agreeth with the Record That the Writs of the Chancery may be at reasonable prices and that the Clerks of the Crown and others for Commissions and such like do content themselves with the Kings allowance As heretofore the same shall be That Fines for Writs may be reasonably made in every of the Kings Courts The Chancellor shall do as heretofore The print for the continuance of the Sheriffs cap. 7. agreeth with the Record The Commons beyond Trent require that the Justices of the one Bench or the other may yearly come twice amongst them for taking cognizance of fines and Letters of Attorney of the unable The King will be advised The Print touching Attaint given not having respect to the quantity of damages cap. 8. agreeth with the Record That Laborers may take corn for their wages The Statute made shall be observed That the Staple may always continue in England The same shall so continue until the next Parliament and not to be altered without the assent of the Parliament The Print touching sundry Ordinances of the Staple cap. 30. agreeth with the Record The Print touching the Bounds of the Staple cap. 15. agreeth with the Record The Print touching Sheriffs using to take Inquests for the indicting of any cap. 9. agreeth with the Record That Merchants strangers require that the Ordinances of the Staple may be speedily executed The King willeth the same It is enacted that that the Statute made that all Merchants coming into this Realm with their Merchandizes might sell the same to any person whatsoever and of the same to make exchange or to buy Wares paying the Customs therefore is confirmed to continue That the Customers do dispatch all such Merchants coming in with their Wares and that those Merchants for prices of their Wares may be credited upon their Letters and Oathes It is enacted that some of the Kings Councel may be appointed to be Governor to such Merchant strangers The Chancellor or Treasurer shall supply the same when he may attend if not some learned Justices shall be appointed therefore After all this Sir Bartholmew Burgherst the Kings Chamberlain declared to the whole House that there was a Treaty of Peace between the King and the French and a good hope of a final concord wherefore he demanded of the Commons whether they would agree all of them wholly therein submitted themselves to the order of the King and of his Nobles whereupon Sir Mich. of Northumberland Keeper of the Kings privy Seal commanded sir Iohn of Swinley the Notary Papal to make thereof publick Instrument Anno Vicesimo nono Edwardi Tertii Rex c. Edwardo Principi Walliae Duci Cornubiae Com. Cestriae filio suo primogenito c. apud Westmonasterium in crastino die Sancti Martini Teste Rege apud Westmonast 20 die Septembris Consimiles Literae sabscriptae HEnrico Duci Lancastriae Humfrido de Bohun Com. Hereff. Essex Willielmo de Bohun Com Northumberland Ricardo Com. Arundel Rogero de Mortuo maâ—i Com. Marchiae Rado Com. Stafford Hugoni de Courtney Com. Devon Gilberto Humfravil Com. de Anegos Johanni de Mowbray Henrico de Piercie Rado de Nevill Waltero de Manny Johanni de Grey de Codenore Guidoni de Brian Thomae Ughtred Johanni de Cobham Johanni de Bello campo Com. Warr. Ricardo Talbot Roberto Morley Willielmo de Huntingfield Thomae de Lucie Petro de Malo lacu Reginaldo de Grey seniori Reginaldo de Grey de Ruâ—hin Johanni de Willoughbie de Ersby Rogero Chandos Johanni de Cherlton Willielmo la Zouch de Harringworth Nicholao de Sancto Mauro Roberto de Scales Michaeli de Poynings Rogero de Strange Johanni Bardolfe Willielmo Deynecourt Johanni Tibitot Johanni Fitzwalter Waltero de Fawconbridge Willielmo Baroni de Greystock Willielmo de Dacre Thomae de Musgrave Thomae de Furnival Thomae Bradeston Johanni de Grey de Rotherfield Roberto de Colvill Nicholao Burnell Henrico le Scroope Johanni de Bello Campo de Somerset Johanni Deyncourt Rogero de Mortuo Mari Com. Marchiae Custodi Quinque Portuum Anno Vicesimo nono Edwardi Tertii The Parliament holden at Westminster the day after Saint Martin the Bishop in Winter in the 29. Year of Edward the Third THe Parliament for certain causes was adjourned until Monday next after the Feast of Saint Edmond the Martyr then ensuing Receivers of Petitions for England Ireland Wales Gascoin the Isles and other Forein places Tryers of Petitions for England c. as above The Monday aforesaid for that sundry of the Lords were not come the Parliament was continued until Wednesday ensuing at which time Sir William Shareshall the Kings Chief Justice in the presence of the King Lords and Commons declared the Kings pleasure was that Sir William de Manny should make declaration to the same Assembly for that he had the most knowledge therein After which Sir William began to declare how that the King had treated of a Peace with the French and how for the accomplishment thereof he had sent the Duke of Lancaster and others as Ambassadors to Rome where by means of the French things could not take good success How that during the said Dukes abode at Rome the King of Navar had complained to the same Duke of sundry damages done to him by the French and by oath affirmed how he would most willingly enter into League with the King and for assurance of the same would with as great a power as he could enforce himself to meet the King at Iersey How the King at the return of the same Duke and
That the Commons House may choose Justices of Peace for every County and that they be not displaced for any surmises That the Commons House name able men and the King will choose at his pleasure The print touching Writs of Identitate nominis Cap. 10. agreeth with the Record until the Record hath name and addition which the print wanteth The print touching the price of Poultry agreeth with the Record The print touching the Remembrance of the Exchequer Cap. 4. agreeth with the Record The print touching Grocers Cap. 5. agreeth with the Record only the print wanteth this word Uti The print touching Artificers Cap. 6. agreeth with the Record The print touching the decent apparelling of every estate Cap. 8. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15. agreeth with the Record That such persons as in the time of the great Pestilence did let forth their Manors holden of the King in chief without licence to sundry persons for term of life may accordingly continue the same until the people be more populous The King will be advised The print touching Wines Cap. 16. agreeth with the Record only where the print hath Couchers the Record hath English Courchers which note That such as bring in any Wines from any of the Kings dominions do bring Testimonial under chief Officers hands of the prices of the same So as the Justice of the peace at their arrivall may set the assize of the same The Statute therefore shall stand The print touching exception of Villenage Cap. 17. agreeth with the Record The print touching suggestions Cap. 18. agreeth with the Record The Parliament continued on diverse prorogations until the third of November at which day the Chancellor in the presence of the King Lords and Commons shewed how the King meant to execute the Statute of Apparel and therefore charged every estate to further the same After which he demanded of the whole estates whether they would have such things as they agreed on to be by way of Ordinance or of Statute who answered by way of Ordinance for that they might amend the same at their pleasure and so the same was And so the King having given thanks to all the estates for their pains taken licenced them to depart It is to be remembred that of the seven Chapters in print touching silver vessels and of the nineteenth for finding of Hawks there is no mention made in the Record Anno Tricesimo octavo Edwardi Tertii Rex c. Carissimo â—ilio suo Johanni Duci Lancastriae c. apud Westmonasterium in Octabis Sancti Hilarii c. Teste Rege apud Westmonasterium 4 die Decembris c. EDmondo Com. Cantabrigiae Ricardo Com. Arundel Humfrido de Bohun Com. Hereff. Essex Willielmo de Monte acuto Com. Sarum Hugo de Courtney Com. Devon Roberto de Ufford Com. Suff. Rado Com. Staff Thomae de Vere Com. Oxon. Gilberto de Umfravil Com. de Anegos Henrico de Piercie Rado de Nevill Johanni de Mowbray de Auxholm Henrico de Bello Campo Jacobo de Audley de Heleigh Johanni de Cherleton de Powys Waltero de Manny Mauritio de Berkley Rogero de Clifford Guidoni de Briae Rado de Basset Edwardo le Dispencer Johanni de Grey de Rotherfield Johanni Tibetot Thomae de Roos Thomae de Furnivall Petro de Malo lacu Johanni de Grey de Codenore Reginaldo Grey de Ruthin Thomae de Lucie Willielmo de Sayâ— Michaeli Poynings Barthol de Burgherst Gilberto Talbot Roberto de Colvill Thomae de Ughtred Johanni de Willoughby Thomae de Musgrave Willielmo de Ufford Nicholao Burnell Johanni de Huntingfield Willielmo de Scales Ranulpho Dacre Johanni de Northwood Roberto de Holland Willielmo la Zouch Rogero de Bello Campo Johanni de Strivelin Johanni de Bohun de Dunster Willielmo de Morley Rado Spigurnell Custodi Quinq Portuum Anno Tricesimo Octavo Edwardi Tertii The Parliament holden at Westminster in the Octaves of S. Hillary in the xxxviii year of Edward the third ON Monday the first day of the Parliament Proclamation was made in Westminster Hall that all such as were summoned to the Parliament might for that day depart and return the next morning into the Chamber de pinct there to hear the Kings pleasure At which time Simon Bishop of Ely Chancellor of England declared the cause of the Parliament taking for his Theam the saying of the Kingly Prophet Vera justitia and faithful judgement do adorn the Kings seat upon which he discourseth of such noble prowesse as the King by Gods power atchieved in his youth and maketh rehearsal of the assured good will and ready helps of the Kings Subjects to have furthered the same by the which as the King gave unto them hearty thanks so did he promise by all means to seek the common peace and tranquillity by the observation of all good Laws and by the amending of such of them as were faulty and by making new where need did require Receivers of Petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of Petitions for Aquitane and other forreign Countries and Isles Tryers of Petitions for England as above Tryers of Petitions for Aquitane as above The same day the King declared to the whole estate how daily citations and false suggestions were made to the Pope for matters determinable in his Court within the Realm and for procuring provision for Ecclesiastical dignities to the great defacing of the ancient Laws to the spoiling of his Crown to the daily conveying away of the treasure to the wasting of Ecclesiastical livings to the withdrawing of Divine Service Alms hospitality and other acceptable works and to the daily encrease of all mischiefs wherefore no person c. and by his own mouth the King requireth according to the old Statute heretofore to provide due remedie On Saturday after the Bishops Lords and Commons brought into the Parliament the Act following named in the Statute of Confirmation Ann. 38. as a saving of the liberties of the bodies of Prelates and Lords of the Realm The Act of Provisors agreeth with the print in all manner cap. 1 2 3 4. only in the Record are more biting words A Mystery not to be known of all men That no victuals or corn be carried from the North Marches into Scotland nor that any protection or pass-port be granted to any Scot to pass through the Realm The King will provide therefore That the Fines of the Chancery may be as they were at the Coronation of the King The King would them to be reasonable for the case of the people The print for the Staple to be kept in England cap. 7. agreeth with the Record That three shillings four pence layed upon every sack of Wool at Callis and all other unreasonable Impositions may cease The King
grieved coming thither shall have right That remedy may be had against the Cyrographer for that he will not ingross any Fine within the Term until the foot of the fine be fretted unless he may have three shillings four pence or â—our shillings more then his due fee of forty shillings Let the grieved come to the Common Pleas and he shall have right That the Statute of Labourers may be executed four times in the year and that the Justices may be removed for not doing their duty The King granteth thereunto That villenage may onely be tried where it is laid and no where else The King meaneth not to alter the Law therein That Masters of ships may be paid the wages of them and their Marriners from the day of their being appointed to serve the King That taking of Ships shall not be but for necessity and payment shall be reasonable as heretofore The Masters of ships require allowance for the tackling of their ships worn by the Kings service Such allowance hath not been heretofore made They require remedy against the provisions of the Pope whereby he hath the first fruits of Ecclesiastical Dignities the treasure of the Realm which being conveyed away they cannot bear The King hath honourable Ambassadors at the Court of Rome touching these before whose return he cannot well answer The Burgesses of Bristoll require that the same Town with the Suburbs of the same may be a County of it self and that the perambulation of the bounds of the same returned into the Chancery with all the Liberties and Charters granted unto the same may be confirmed by Parliament The King granteth that the Charters Liberties and Perambulation mentioned before be confirmed under the Great Seal That no French Prior Alien be dwelling within twenty miles of the Sea coast for divers reasons there alleadged The King by Council will provide therefore That remedy may be had against Sheriffs as will take Bail of such prisoners indicted in the Toorn as were before bailed by other Sheriffs There is a Statute made therefore whereby the grieved may have remedy That remedy may be had that men be not called into the Exchequer upon suggestion without process contrary to the Statute made in the 42 of this King Let any man especially complain and he shall find remedy Anno Quinquagesimo Edwardi Tertii The Parliament holden at Westminster the Monday next after the Feast of St George in the 50. Year of King Edward the third THe same day most of the Lords and many of the Commons were before the King in his own Chamber where for that sundry of the Lords and Commons were not come Proclamation was made in the great Hall at Westminster that all such as were summoned to the Parliament should be there the next morning by eight of the clock At which day Sir Iohn Kâ—evit Knight Chancellor of England before the King Lords and Commons declared the causes of the Parliament to be three The first to provide for the Government of the Realm The second for the defence of the same as well beyond the Seas as on this side as well by Sea as by Land The third how he might prosecute his quarrel by War against his Enemies and maintaining the same affirming that as the King had always in all his attempts followed their good counsel so he meant herein to do no less Wherefore he willed them to go together the Lords by their selves and the Commons by their selves and speedily to consult and give answer Receivers of Petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of Petitions for Gascoyne and other places beyond the Seas and of the Isles Tryers of Petitions for England c. as above Tryers of Petitions for Gascoyne c. as above After that the Commons were willed to depart to their accustomed place being the Chapter house of the Abbot of Westminster whither they went Whereupon certain Lords and Nobles were appointed to go and consult with the Commons who are there particularly named The Lords and Commons do grant to the King the like Subsidies of Wooll Skins and Wool-Fells as were granted in the last Parliament to endure three years from the Feast of S. Michael next ensuing 47 E. 3. tit 7. An Order devised by the Commons that the King should have at least ten or twelve Councellors without whom no weighty matters should pass and for smaller matters at least six or four of them whereunto the King granted provided that the Chancellor Treasurer and Keeper of the privy Seal should by their selves end all matters belonging to their Offices and that these Councellors should take no rewards That no other of the Kings Officers or Ministers do take any reward for any matter touching their offices That report of matters of Council shall be made to the King by some one or two of the Council appointed and none others That all Ordinances made by the King and his Council shall be by all the Kings Officers executed That the Ordinances forbidding any man within London or elswhere to sell Sweet Wine by retail are repealed and that every Freeman may sell such Wines in London by retail So always that the Lord Mayor have the disposing thereof the price of the same The Commons afterwards in full Parliament making protestation of their due allegiance to the King declared That if he had faithful Councellors and Officers he could not but have passed all other Princes in treasure considering that the Ransoms of the Kings of Erance and Scotland were to him paid besides the great Subsidies here And therefore they require that falshoods and crafts of certain of the Kings Council and other persons may be tryed and punished which would long maintain his wars without any charge to the Commons And namely by trying of three points First of such of the Council as convey Staple-ware and Bullion to other places then to Calice for their own private turn Secondly of such as made shifts for money for the King deceitfully Thirdly of such as of Covin between certain of the Council and them bought of sundry the Kings Subjects debts due to the King to them for the tenth or twentieth penny Richard Lyons Merchant of London was accused by the Commons of divers deceits extortions and other misdemeanors as well for the time that he repaired to certain of the Kings Council as for the time that he was Farmer of the Kings Subsidy and Customs and namely obtaining Licences to convey over great Faizons of Wooll and Staple-ware for procuring new Impositions upon Staple-ware for devising the Change of Money for making the King for one Chevizance of Twenty marks to pay Thirty pounds for buying debts of divers men due to the King for small values for
with this adjunct that for as much as Clerks cannot have their remedy therefore as the Statute would that therefore they shall have their Actions against such Purveyors by way of Trespass and thereby recover treble damages mentioned in the Statute The Sheriffs and Escheators with their Wives and Servants and horse do over-charge poor religious houses and over that do exact great sums of money of them The Statutes therefore made shall be observed The print touching Tithes and Oblations cap. 13. doth in part agree with the Record but not altogether quod nota That upon consultation granted of a pension brought by one person against another all depending before the Ordinary that the same Ordinary may fully decide the cause onely The King will charge the Justices to search forth the old Records and to do thereafter That no prohibition be granted before the whole circumstance of the matter be fully examined in the Chancery No prohibition shall be granted other then heretofore hath been and what ever was appointed in the last Parliament shall stand The Print touching tythes and Averments ca. 14. doth not altogether agree with the Record quod nota That the Ordinary may freely discuss every conditional consultation Let it be as it hath been That upon a prohibition for Tythes of Sylva cedua there may be readily granted a consultation and that neither the Judge neither the party pursuant be impeached therefore It shall be as it hath been That all men flying to the Church-yard or other holy places may enjoy the priviledge thereof without any temporal Watch or Ward No man shall make any ward but one of the Chancery The Print touching Arrests in Churches c. cap. 15. much swerveth from the Record which note Petitions for the City of London That all their Liberties with this clause Licet 2. any Statute notwithstanding may be confirmed To the first the King granteth to the second he will view the contraries and do thereafter They require that no stranger within the same Liberty do buy or sell any Merchandize of another stranger in pain of forfeiture The King willeth the same between Merchant and Merchant onely saving the Liberties of the Merchants of Aquitain That they attend upon no commandment of any the Kings Officers but onely at the Kings suit being sealed with the Great Seal or Privy except the Kings Justices according to their Charter Let it be continued as heretofore hath been It is enacted that the Citizens of London shall by their selves enquire of Customs Impositions and purprestures happening or arising within the City of London It is enacted that the Mayor and Chamberlain of London for the time being shall have the keeping of all the Lands and Goods of such Orphans as happen within the said City Saving to the King and other Lords their right of such as hold of them out of the same Liberty That the interpretation of any word or sentence touching their said Liberties which may severally be taken may be taken according to the intent and claim of the said Citizens Interpretation of Charters belong unto the King wherein if any doubt shall arise the King by advice will make interpretation according to reason That the City of London may enjoy all such Liberties as any other Town in the Realm if they have any other then the said Citizens have Let them declare the especial matter and they shall have answer That no protection Royal be allowed in debt account or Trespass wherein a Free-man of London is ten pounds For victual bought after the voyage or service whereof the protection mentioneth or for debt or contract after the date of such protection purchased the King granteth That no man condemned and laid in Newgate for any debt to any Citizen be removed to answer to the King in the Exchequer unless that the Kings debt be first to be due The King hath appointed the Barons and Officers of the Exchequer so to deal It is to be required that for any answer here given the Kings will is that the Citizens of London be in no wise restrained of any their Liberties or ancient Customs approved The Commons the last day of the Parliament by mouth required the Lords to have good regard that the King might have all such Lands as his Grandfather purchased to the ease of the Commons and also all the goods and Jewels of his said Grandfather considering what had been heretofore done in other Kings days in the like whereunto was made no other Answer but that the Lords wished the same for the Kings part and the soul of his said Grandfather The Parliament continued from day to day from the first day being the 13. of October this present year until the 18. of November in the same viz. in the whole 47 days At the which 18 day the Bills were read and the answers as aforesaid And so the King giving thanks to the Lords and Commons for their expedition and consideration of aid willed the Knights and Burgesses to sue forth their Writs for their Fees and so to depart And so ended this Parliament Anno Secundo Ricardi Secundi The Parliament holden at Westminster in the Quinden of Easter in the Second year of King Richard the Second IN the Quindena of Easter being the 25. of April the Duke of Lancaster and other Bishops and Lords assembled in the Kings Palace of Westminster attending of long time the coming of the King at the last for that certain Sheriffs had not made the return of their Writs the Parliament by the Kings commandment was continued untill the next day whereof Proclamation was made openly in Westminster-hall The next day being Tuesday for the cause aforesaid and for that sundry of the Bishops and Lords were then absent the Parliament by the Kings appointment was continued untill the next day The Wednesday following being the 27. of April the King with most of the Bâ—shops and Lords came into the Parliament into the Painted Chamber into the which the Commons were called before whom Sir Richard le Scroop Chancellor of England by the Kings appointment declared the causes of the Parliament vizâ— First was for the maintenance of the liberty of the Church Again for that in the end of the last Parliament the King had according to the order taken elected sundry Lords and others to be of his continual Council but for the sudden breaking up of the same Parliament he was not advised of the number which being chosen and sworn togethâ—r with the Nobles consulted about the Affairs of the Realm and the great dangers wherein the same was and weighing the great charges which the same needed would not fully determine the same without Parliament
be advised That such Sheriff as failed to account the last Trinity Term considering the Insurrections then may be pardoned The King granteth thereto The King also pardoneth all Collectors and Comptrollers of the last Subsidie all issues lost for not appearing at Hilary term last in the Exchequer It is enacted that from henceforth the Collectors of Tenths and and Fifteens shall be accountable for the same by their Oath before the Barons of the Exchequer That all debts for lands seized into the hands of the King Edw. 3. may be pardoned If any speciall man make his complaint he shall be heard but generally the King will not grant thereunto It is enacted that no sum of the land be set on any person at the receipt of the Exchequer by payment or assignment unless such person be present or by his Attorney in Court An Order that the Collectors of Subsidies shall be charged to accompt according to the Roll between them and their Comptrollers made saving that they shall be further charged upon better proof Upon complaint made against Forresters it is enacted that the Charter of the Forrest be kept and that perambulations be made where any need is according the bounds made in the time of King Edward the first The King granteth that all men may have exemplifications of Deeds and Charters enrolled in the Chancery defaced in the late Insurrection without any fine in the Chancery It is enacted that all Sheriffs shall have allowance towards their charges of all such Fee-farms or profits belonging to the Sheriffs which were after granted to any Lords or other person for any annuall rent That no Prohibition be denied for Tenths of Wood demanded of Wood passing the age of twenty years As it hath been used the same shall be That no Fines be taken in the Chancery for any Writ The King meaneth not to lose any such commodity left him by his Ancestors It is enacted that the Charter made to Yarmouth touching one grant viz. That no man should buy or sell within seven miles of the same and that the road called Kirkleroade in Suffolk being six miles off the Town should be repâ—aled saving their old Liberties They pray remedy against such as purchase Abbies Priories or such like dignities from the Court of Rome by Provisions The King would have the Statutes therefore made to be executed That no Alien do enjoy any Ecclesiastical living within the Realm The King willeth as next above It is enacted that if any religious or other person shall cautelously cause the King to be infeoffed of any lands or hereditaments holden of any mean person and thereby extinguish his right to give the same in Mortmain that notwithstanding any such cautelous Feoffments the Lords or mean person of whom the lands are holden may lawfully enter saving to the King his due prerogative That the Heirs or Executors of any Captain taking wages and being dead or taken prisoner be not charged to pay any thing by them received It shall continue as heretofore That such Captains being appointed to serve on the Sea by a day certain upon the Kings Letters may receive their wages from the said day As heretofore so in the like case it shall be used The Kâ—ng upon request of the Commons granteth pardon to all Towns and Persons for their late Insurrections except the Town of Bury S. Edmonds and the names of them which are before excepted in a Roll. It is enacted that all Justices of Peace shall have full power at all times to make delivery of all rebels murtherers robbers and theeves taken with the manner so they be at the least three and one of them learned in the Law The print touching the Barons of the Exchequer cap. 9. agreeth with the Record The print touching Accompts in the Exchequer cap. 10. agreeth in effect with the Record but not fully for that some part is left out of the print The print touching Accompts there cap. 11. agreeth with the Record The print touching the Accompts of Nihil cap. 13. agreeth with the Record The print touching the Clerk of the Pipe and Remembrancer agreeth with the Record The print touching suing out of Liveries cap. 15. agreeth with the Record in effect but not in form The print touching Clerks sues in the Exchequer cap. 16. agreeth with the Record It is enacted that from henceforth no Barons of the Exchequer Clerk of the Pipe Remembrancer Opposer Comptroller Clerk of the Pleas Clerk of the Forein summons Auditor or other Chief Officer of the Exchequer be made unless he be well learned in the Law or otherwise very skilful in the courses and uses of the Exchequer The King at the request of the Commons enlargeth his Pardon for certain Felonies and Treasoâ—s as may in the Record appear The print touching Money cap. 2. far swerveth from the Record as having additions and diminutions other then the Record doth warrant The print touching Shipping and the Navy and of Merchandise cap. 3. agreeth with the Record in effect but not in form The print touching Wines cap. 4. agreeth with the Record to the midst of the same print The other half of the Record by evil keeping is lost unless it may upon search be found again The print touching Entry into lands cap. 7. agreeth with the Record as appeareth before tit 7. The print touching the Repeal of Manumissions made by the King cap. 6. agreeth with the Record as appeareth before tit 12.13 Anno Sexto Richardi Secundi The Parliament holden at Westminster in the Octaves of Saint Michaell in the 6th year of K. Richard 2d. THe Monday in the Octaves of St. Michaell being the first day of the Parliament sundry of the Lords and Bishops came into the painted Chamber looking of long for the other Lords and Commons but for that sundrie Sheriffs had not returneâ— their Writs the Parliament was adjourned untill Wednesday after On which Wednesday the King with most of the Bishops and Lords came into the Chamber depinct where every of the Commons were by their names called in before the Bishop of London Chancellor of England who by the Kings commandement pronounced the causes of the Parliament for three points The first for the maintenance of the liberty of the Church The second for observation of the peace laws and usages The third for the good governance of the Realm and of the Dominions of the same as against misdoers defence of the North-marches towards Scotland defence of the Territories beyond the Seas for the safetie of Ireland and Gascoyn for succouring of the Kings subjects in Portugal for the keeping of the Seas and for the charge about the same
enacted that the Statutes made in the first year of King E. 3. Cap. 7. and in the second Parliament shall be observed The print touching false Entries of the Clarks c. Cap. 4. agreeth with the Record That such Clarks of either of the Benches that shall refuse to bring into the Courts the Rolls whereby Attornyes may have free search shall be imprisoned for one whole year and Fine with the King Who findeth himself grieved may complain to the Chancellor and shall finde remedy That remedy may be had against Clarks of the Exchecquer who will not allow the Pardons of King E. 3. to the party without great Charges Who hath cause to complain may so do and be heard That a generall Pardon of all Felonies and other Trespasses and Offences may be granted The King will thereof be advised It is enacted that no Plea which shall concern the Common Laws shall be tryed before the Constable or the Marshall Anno Octavo Richardi Secundi De Faciendo servitio in Comitiva Regis versus Scotos Rex c. Charissimo Avunculo suo Joh. Regi Castellae Novum Castr. 14. die Julii Teste Rege apud Westm. 13. Die Maii. CHariss Avunculo suo Ed. Com. Cant. Chariss Avunculo suo Tho. Com. Buck. Chariss fratri suo Tho. Com. Cantii Rico Com. Arundell Thom. Com. Warr. Hugoni Com. Staff Edw. de Courtney Com. Devon Will. de Monteacuto Com. Sarum Rob. de Vere Com. Oxoniae Hen. de Percie Com. Northumb. Tho. de Mowbray Com. Notting Iocobo de Audley de Heleigh Will. Bardolf de VVermigay Ric. Poynings Guidoni de Brian Ioh. de Clinton Gilberto Talbot Ioh. le VVare Henrico le Scroope Chlr. Hen. de Ferrariis de Groby Ioh. Roos de Hamelake Ioh. Nevill de Raby Ioh. Gray de Codonore Hen. Gray de Wilton Reginaldo Gray de Ruthin Tho. de Berkley Ioh. de Fabsley Chlr. Will. le Zouch de Harringworth Hugoni Burnell Rogero Clifford Ioh. Buttort Rogero de Scales Rado de Cromwell Michael de la Poole Rado Baroni de Greystock Will. Botreaux Chlr. Ioh. de Bellomonte Rob. de Harrigton Rob. de Willoughby Thomae Camois Chlr. Ric. Talbot de Blackmore Ioh. de Clinton Ioh. de Cobham de Kent Will. de Dacre Ioh. le Strange de Knokin Tho. de Nevill de Halmshyre Ric. Seymore Rado Basset de Drayton Philippo Darcy Tho. de Morley Ioh. Burchier Waltero Fitz-Walter Ioh. Lovell de Fishmerch Ioh. de Monteacutâ— Symoni de Burleigh Custodi Quinque Portuum Anno Nono Richardi Secundi Rex c. Regi Castellae c. apud Westm. post Festum Sancti Luci die Veneris c. Teste Rege apud Westm. quinto die Decembris CHariss Avunculo Ed. Duci Eborum Chariss Avunculo Tho. Duci Albemarliae Chariss fratri Tho. Com. Cantii Rado Com. Arundell Thom. Com. Warr. Hugoni Com. Staff Ed. de Courtney Com. Devon Will. de Monteacuto Com. Sarum Rob. de Vere Com. Oxoniae Hen. Percie Com. Northumb. Hen. Com. Derby Tho. de Mowbray Com. Notting Mich. de la Poole Com. Suffolke Iocobo de Audley de Heleigh Will. Bardolf de VVermigay Guidoni de Brian Ioh. de Clinton Ioh. le VVare Henrico le Scroope Hen. de Ferrariis de Groby Ioh. Nevell de Raby Ioh. Gray de Codonore Hen. Gray de Wilton Reginaldo Gray de Ruthin Henrico Fitz Hugh Ric. de Scroope Will. la Zouch de Harringworth Rogero Clifford Ioh. Buttort Rogero de Scales Rado de Cromwell Rado de Lumley Will. de Thorpe Rado Baroni de Greystock Will. Botreaux Ioh. de Bellomonte Rob. de Harrigton Rob. de Willoughby Ioh. de Cliffourd Ioh. de Cobham de Kent Will. de Dacre Ioh. le Strange de Knokin Tho. de Nevill de Halmshyre VVill. de Alderburgh Ric. Seymore Rado Basset de Drayton Philippo Darcy Tho. de Morley Tho. Bourchier Waltero Fitz-Walter Ioh. Lovell de Fishmerch Ioh. de Monteacuto Ioh. de Cherlton de Powis Ric. de Poynings Tho. Camois Chlr. Ric. Talbot de Blackmore Chlr. Ioh. Devereux Symoni de Burleigh Custodi Quinque Portuum The PARLIAMENT holden at WESTMINSTER the Friday next after the Feast of St. LUKE in the ninth year of the raign of King RICHARD the 2. THe same Friday for that sundry of the Nobles were not come nor the Sheriffs returned their Writs the Parliament by the Kings commandement was adjourned untill the next day and the same next day it was adjourned untill the Munday then ensuing On the which Munday Michael de la Poole Earl of Suffolk and Chancellor of England in the presence of the King Lords and Commons pronounced the cause of the Parliament to be how the State of the Realm being assaulted on every side with most mortall enemies might be defended and preserved the Defence he shewed to consist in four points whereof two concerned outward or forrain affairs and two inward or affairs within the Realm The one of the inward affairs was touching the Staple the other concerning Money or Coyn. The first of forrain affairs was what was to be attempted for defence The second how the same War might be nourished and maintained Touching the Staple he thought best that the same were planted within the Realm considering that the Burgesses of Callice and other towns beyond the Seas grew very rich thereby and good towns at home within the Realm were much decayed And so much for the Common profit Touching the King he affirmed that the Subsidie of Wools yeelded more to the King when the Staple was kept in England by 1000. marks yearly than it did now being holden beyond the Seas Touching the Coyn he sheweth that weighing how all Nations much thirsted thereafter and therefore conveyed much over wherefore the best was to raise them by raising the value That the Realm was best defended by pursuing the enemy by sharpe War and he perswaded by many reasons that it was better to seek than to be sought and that a Subsidie was out of necessity to be granted which was as manifest as being offered to the King would be plausible about all which he willed them to consult Receivers of Petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of Petitions for Gascoygn and other places beyond the Seas and of the Isls. Tryars of Petitions for England c. as above Tryars of Petitions for Gascoyne c. as above The Lords and Commons granted to the King a Fifteen and half a Fifteen towards the voyage of Iohn King Castell and Portugall Duke of Lancaster and for the safe keeping of the Sea and Defence of the Marches The voyage of the same King and Duke was appointed into Spain and agreed by Parliament upon certain considerations The last being so as no part of the said Subsidie was
do keep thereupon saving that the King may shew favour where the same shall like him That such money as remaineth in the Prior of St Iohns of Ierusalems hands called Responcies may be converted to the Kings proffit The King willeth that the same be sent by the Covent to Rhodes to be imployed against the Miscreants That all Captains as well of the Marches as of Callice Brest Chirburgh and elsewhere may continue them in their Hands and not let the same to Farm It is enacted That Inquisition and redress may be had against such religious persons as under the License to purchase 10 l. yearly do purchase 24 or C l. The King will be advised That sufficient Suretie of the Sea be provided and the Admiralls names known The King by advise of his Councell shall provide therefore They require to know who shall be the Kings chief Officers and Governours of the State The King hath sufficient at this present and will change at his pleasure That such Patents as are granted unto any Lay-persons or secular Priest of any religious dignitie may be revoked and granted to like of profession The Statutes therefore made shall be observed The King at the petition of the Commons pardoneth the payment of Escuage for his voyage into Scotland It is enacted that the Treasurers appointed for this War shall defray no part of the Subsidy now granted otherwise than to the use of the War It is enacted that all the revenews as well in the Exchecquer as elsewhere shall be layed up for one whole year without any diminution thereof by any gift It is enacted that the Bishops of Winchester and Exeter and two Bannerets shall have power to search and to take order as well in the Cxxl. Respontions Scismaticks and other the Kings debts together with the Lords of the Councell That all Clarkes advanced to any Ecclesiast dignities or Livings by the King will grant to the King the first fruits of their Livings none otherwise than they would have done to the Pope being advanced by him It liketh the King so the Clergie will thereto accord That such as have any Fee of the King and serve him in Fee place may be appointed to serve the King on the Marches of Scotland except old and impotent It liketh the King for such as have to live on their money besides the Kings grant Note that of the Statutes of the 3.4 and 5. Chapters contained in the printed Book is no mention made in this Record Anno Decimo Richardi Secundi Rex c. Avunculo suo Edw. Duci Ebor c. Apud Westm. primo die Octobris Teste Rege apud Osney viii die Augusti Chariss avunculo Tho. Duci Gloucester Chariss fratri Tho. Com. Cantii Rico. Com. Arundell Tho Com. Ware Edw. de Courtney Com. Devon Will. de Monteacuto Com. Sarum Rob. de Vere Marchioni Dublin Henr. Percie Com. Northumb. Michaeli de la Poole Com. Suff. Hen. Com. Derby Tho de Mowbray Com Notting Nico. de Audley de Heleigh Iohi. de Fallesly Chlr. Tho. Camois Chlr. Guidoni de Bryan Iohi. de Clinton Gilberto de Talbot Iohi. de Ware Hen. de Scroope Chlr. Hen. de Ferrariis de Groby Iohi de Roos de Hamelake Willo Nevill de Raby Iohi. Gray de Codonore Hen. Gray de Wilton Reginaldo Gray de Ruthin Hen. Fitz-hugh Rico. de Scroope Rico. Talbot de Blackmore Iohi de Enerenx Hugoni Burnell Willo la Zouch de Harringworth Rogero Clifford Rado de Cromwell Rado Lumley Willo Thorpe Rado Baroni de Greystock Willo Botteraux Chlr. Iohi. de Bello monte Robto de Willoughby Iohi de Clifton Iohi. de Cobham de Kent Willo de Dacre Ioh. de Strange de Knokin Tho. de Nevill de Halmstryer Willo de Aldburgh Rico. Seymore Rado Basset de Drayton Phillippo Darcey Thomae de Morley Iohi. de Bourchier Iohi Lovell de Fishmerch Iohi de Monteacuto Iohi. de Cherlton de Powis Tho. de Berkley Simoni de Burleigh Custodi Quinque Portuum The Parliament holden at WESTMINSTER the first oâ— October in the 10 th year of the Raign of K. Richard 2. ON this day Sir Michaell de la Poole Earl of Suffolk Chancellor of England by the Kings commandment in the presence of the King Lords and Commons declared that the principall cause of the Parliament was for that upon a Councell late gathered at Oxford the King meant in person with an Army royall to pass into the parts beyond the Seas the which his purpose of the same continued it was then to be debated in what wise and wherewith the King should pass He sheweth that four causes moveth the King to pass The first for that he might with less charges assail his enemies than against them to make the defence The second to avoyd the reproch blazed of him that he durst not pass in person The third to purchase his right to the Crown of France The fourth thereby to win Renown and Honour And sith the French did daily make themselves strong to invade the Realm he wished them to consult thereon and for the maintenance of the Laws and preservation of the Peace Receivers of Petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of Petitions for Gascoyn and other places beyond the Seas and of the Isls. Tryars of Petitions for England c. as above Tryars of Petitions for Gascoyne c. as above Sir Michael de la Poole Earl of Suffolk and Chancellor of England was accused by the Commons in full Parliament before the King Bishops and Lords and had objected against him six severall Articles The first and chief of the same that he purchased Lands to a great value of the King during the time that he was Chancellor in deceit of the King The other five seemed of some importance but were onely quarrels and little matter To which Accusation the said Earl demanded of the Lords that sith he was Chancellor of England and therefore for the time represented the Kings person in his absence whether he should answer without the Kings presence for things done while he was Chancellor Secondly he said that by advice of his Counsell he had appointed Sir Richard le Scroope his Brother in Law to answer for him The Lords answered it was honest and fit for him to answer for himself Whereupon the Earl making Protestation that he might adde or diminish to his answer that which might be for him honourable by the advice of his Counsell they granted thereunto And to the first and chief Article the said Earl answered that while he was Chancellor he neither purchased Lands of the King nor the King gave any to him
and the Barons of the Exchecquer be made void That Inquisition may be made in every County of Liberties granted to any person and of the value so as upon returne of the same every Sheriff may be discharged of the same values The King will provide remedy by the advice of his Councell That no Protection to delay any man be granted That no man do carry any Victualls into Scotland or elsewhere by safe conduct or otherwise The King granteth with speciall Licence That there may be no more Serjeants at Arms than have been heretofore and that for doing otherwise than they should they may be expelled The Statutes of the Kings houshold shall be observed That no prorogation be granted from henceforth in Assize of Novell Dissesin or other Plea of Land in delay of the party If the same be demanded the King will be advised before he grant That every owner of a Ship serving the King may have for every Quarters service of the same Ship iii s iiii d. of every tun weight The King hath committed the same to his Councell to be considered of That all Bishops and Lords having their Resiants within the Counties of York Gumberland and VVestmorland may abide there upon a great pain The King will request and charge them so to do That all Grants of Comptrollers of Ports for life may be revoked and not the like hereafter granted They upon their Examinations shall continue hereafter and for their continuances the King will provide therefore That all Charters and Patents made in the time of the last Chancellor may be repealed by this Parliament The King granteth thereto by the advice of his Councell The Archbishop of Canterbury being appointed among other Lords by Commission to view the State of the Realm and being moved to answer for the execution of the same as all other Lords were maketh a long Protestation entred by word the effect whereof was That for as much as he and his Predecessors time out of minde had the Prerogative that they should and ought to be in all the Councels and Parliaments of the Prince and of the Realm and ought not to be sworn to any inferior unto the Pope and thereby ought not to be sworn yet of his meer good will saving the same his Prerogative he taketh upon him the Oath The King in full Parliament by his own mouth maketh open Protestation that for any thing which was done in the same Parliament he would not turne it to the Prejudice of him or of his Crown but that the Prerogative of him and his Crown might be saved It is to be remembred that this Parliament made an end on Wednesday the 20th of November Anno Vndecimo Richardi Secundi Rex c. Ed. Duci Eborum c. apud Westm. Cro. Purificationis Mariae Teste Rege apud Windsor xvii Die Decembris CHariss Avunculo Tho. Duci Gloucestriae Chariss Consanguineo Regis Rob. Duci Hiber Chariss Fratri Regis Thom. Com. Cantii Dilecto Confanguineo Ric. Com. Arundell Tho. de Bellocampo Com. War Ed. de Courtney Com. Devon Will. de Monteacuto Com. Sarum Hen. de Percie Com. Northum Hen. Com. Derby Tho. de Mowbray Com. Norff. Marescal Angliae Iacobo de Audley de Heleigh Ioh. de Fallesley Chlr. Tho. Camois Guid. de Bryan Ioh. de Clinton Ric. Talbot de Godricastle Ioh. de War Ric. le Scroope Chlr. Hen. de Ferrariis de Groby Ioh. Roos de Hamelake Ioh. de Nevell de Robie Ioh. Gray de Codonore Hen. Gray de Wilton Reginaldo Gray de Ruthin Hen. Fitz-hugh Ric. le Scroope Ric. Talbot de Blackmore Chlr. Ioh Deureeux Hugo Burnell Will. la Zouch de Harringworth Rogero Clifford Rado Cromwell Rado de Lumbley Will. de Thorpe Rado Baroni de Greystock Will. Botreaux Chlr. Ioh. de Bellomonte Rob. de Harrington Rob. de Willoughby Ioh. de Clinton Ioh. de Cobham de Kent Ioh. Beauchampe de Ridermiâ—â— Will. Dacrâ— Ioh. le Strange de Knokin Tho de Nevill de Halmshyre Will. de Aldburg Rico Seymore Rado Basset de Drayton Phillippo Darcey Thomae de Morley Ioh. de Bourchier Ioh. Lovell de Fishmerch Ioh. de Monteacuto Ioh. de Cherlton de Powis Tho. de Berkley Ioh. de Wells Philippo le de Spencer Simoni de Burley Custodi Quinque Portuum Anno Vndecimo Richardi Secundi De essendo ad Parliamentum REx c. Avunculo suo Tho. Duci Gloucestriae Chariss fratri Rs. Tho. Com. Cantii Rico Com. Arundell Thom. Com. Warr. Edw. de Courtney Com. Devon Will. de Monteacuto Com. Sarum Hen. de Percie Com. Northumb. Hen. Com. Derby Tho. de Mowbray Com. Norff. Marresc Angliae Nico. de Audley de Heleigh Ioh. de Fallesley Chlr. Tho. Camois Chlr. Guidoni de Brian Ioh. de Clinton Rico. Talbot de Greystock Ioh. de Roos de Hamelake Ioh. de Nevill de Rabie Hen. Gray de Wilton Hen. Fitz-Hugh Ric. le Scroope Ioh. Devereux Hugo Burnell Will. la Zouch de Harringworth Rogero Clifford Rado Cromwell Rado Lumley Will. Thorpe Rado Baroni de Graystock Ioh. de Bellomonte Rob. de Harrington Rob. de Willoughby Ioh. de Cobham de Kent Ioh. de le Strange de Knokin Tho. de Nevill de Halmshyre Ric. Seymore Rado Basset de Drayton Philippo Dacry Tho. Morley Ioh. Bourchier Ioh Lovell de Fishmerch Ioh. Cherlton de Powis Tho. de Berkley Chlr. The Parliament holden at WESTMINSTER the Munday after the Purification of our Lady in the eleventh year of the raign of King RICHARD the second THe same day Thomas Bishop of Ely Chancellor of England by the Kings commandement declared very wisely eloquently the cause of the Parliament viz. by what means the great troubles grew within the Realm for want of good Government might be appeased the King better counselled the Realm better governed Peace better observed the laws more straightly maintained Justice more indifferently ministred Misdemeanors more severely punished and Well-doers the better cherished How also the Realm might be best defended how the Sea kept the Marches of Scotland well guarded and the parts of Guienne valiantly acquitted whereof some part was then besiedged and how the charges about these exploits might most easily be levied Receivers of the Petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of Petitions for Gascoin and other places beyond the Seas and of the Isles Triars of Petitions for England c. as above Triars of Petitions for Gascoin c. as above After this Thomas Duke of Gloucester kneeling before the King said that he understood how that the King was informed that he went about to depose the King and to make himself King wherefore he offered there to declare and shew his
their Fees the Parliament ended Touching the Fourth Fifth and Sixt Chapters in Print of this year is no mention made in this Record Anno Duodecimo Richardi â—ecundi Rex c. Avâ—nculo suo â—d Duci â—bor c. salutâ—m apud Câ—ntâ—b c Cro. Nativitat Mariae prox futur c. Teste Rege apud Oxon. xxviii Die Julii CHariss Avunculo suo Tho. Duci Gloucestriae Chariss fratri Regis Tho. Com. Cantii Chariss fratri Regis Ioh. Holland Com. Huntington Dilecto fideli Consanguineo Ric. Com. Arundell Tho. Com. Warr. Ed. de Courtney Com. Devon Will. de Monteacuto Com. Sarum Hen. Percie Com. Northumb. Hen. Com. Darbie Thom. de Mowbray Com. Maresc Nottingh Ric. de Audley de Heleigh Ioh. de Falâ—esley Chlr. Tho. Camois Chlr. Guid. de Bryan Ioh. de Clinton Ric. Talbot de Godrackcastle Ioh. le Ware Hen. le Scroope Ioh. Roos de Hamelake Ioh. Nevill de Raby Ioh. Gray de Codonore Hen. Gray de Wilton Hen. Fitz-hugh Ric. Scroope Ioh. Deureeux Hugo Burnell Will. la Zouch de Harringworth Rogero Clifford Rado de Cromwell Rado Lumley Will. de Thorpe Rado Baroni de Greystock Will. Botteraâ—x Chlr. Ioh. de Bellomonte Rob. de Harrington Rob. de Willoughby Ioh. de Clifton Ioh. de Cobham de Kent Will. de Dacre Ioh. de Strange de Knokin Tho. de Nevill de Halmshyre Ric. Seymore Rado Basset de Drayton Phillippo de Darcey Tho de Morley Ioh. Lovell de Fishmerch Ioh. de Monteacuto Ioh. de Cherlton de Powis Tho. de Berkley Ioh. de Welles Philippo de le Dispencer Ioh. Devereux Custodi Quinque Portuum Anno decimo tertio Richardi Secundi Rex c. Joh. Duci Lancastriae c. apud Westm. die Lunae post Festum Sci. Hillarii Teste Rege apud Redding Sexto die Decembris CHariss Avunculo suo Ed. Duci Gloucestriae Chariss Fratri Tho. Com Cantii Chariss fratri Ioh. Holland Com. Huntington Ric. Com. Arundell Tho. Com. Warr. Ed. de Courtney Com. Devon Will. de Monteacuto Com. Sarum Hen. de Percie Com. Northum Tho. de Mowbray Com. Maresc Notting Rico. Audley de Heleigh Ioh de Fallesley Chlr. Tho. Camois Chlr. Tho. de Morley Ioh. Bourchier Ioh Lovell de Fishmerch Ioh. de Cherlton de Powis Ioh. de Clinton Ric. Talbot de Greystock Ioh de Warr. Hen. de Scroope Ioh. Roos de Hamelake Rado Nevill de Rabie Ioh. Gray de Codonore Hen. Gray de Wilton Reginaldo Gray de Ruthin Hen. Fitz-hugh Ric. le Scroope Ioh. Devereux Hugo Burnell Will. la Zouch de Harringworth Tho. de Clifford Rado de Cromwell Rado Lumley Will. Thorpe Rado Baroni de Graystock Will. Botreaux Ioh. de Bellomonte Rob. Harrington Rob. de Willoughby Ioh de Cobham de Kent Will Dacre Ioh. de Strange de Knokin Tho Nevill de Halmshyre Rico. Seymore Rado Basset de Drayton Tho. Darcey Tho. de Morley Ioh. Bourchier Ioh. Lovell de Fishmerch Ioh. de Monteacuto Ioh. de Cherlton de Powis Tho de Berkley Ioh de Wells Philippo le Dispencer Almarico de St. Amand. Ioh. Devereux Custodi Quinque Portuum The Parliament holden at WESTMINSTER the Munday next after the Feast of St. HILLARIE in the thirteenth year of the Raign of King RICHArD the Second ON the same Munday being the eleventh day of Ianuary William de Wickham Bishop of Winchester and Chancellor of England by the Kings commandement declared before him and the whole Estates how the King now being come to more full age meant the better to see his people governed and that as well the Clergy as the Temporallitie should enjoy all their Liberties He further sheweth how the King being environed with his enemies of France Spain and Guienne on the one part and of Scotland and Ireland on the other was now to consult in what wise Peace or Defence might be taken with them And how ayde to sustain the charges thereof might be levied of the Lords and Commons without which it would not be avoyded Receivers of Petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of Petitions for Gascoine and other places beyond the Seas and of the Isls. Tryars of Petitions for England c. as above Tryars of Petitions for Gascoine c. as above On the twentieth day of Ianuary the fourth day of the Parliament the Bishop of Winchester being Chancellor and the Bishop of St. Davids being Treasurer with all the Lords of the great Councell except the Clarke of the Privy Seal prayed the King to be discharged of their said Offices and to have others therein placed At which time the Chancellor gave up to the King the great Seal and the Treasurer the Keys of the Exchecquer the which the King received and them discharged together with the Lords of the great Councell who being discharged required openly in the Parliament that every person would complain of any thing unduly done by them The Commons required respit of answer untill the next day At which time they with the Lords upon demand affirmed all to be well done Whereupon the King recharged those Officers by delivering the great Seal to the said Bishop of Winchester and the Keys of the Treasury to the said Bishop of St. Davids and received those to be his Councellors which were before with his Uncles the Dukes of Lancaster and Gloucester with Protestation for any act then done he would at his pleasure take or refuse his Councellors aforesaid All of which said Officers and Councellors were then sworn in Parliament faithfully to Counsell the King For certain causes shewed in Parliament it was enacted that no man should be impannelled or returned in the Assize of Novell Disein granted by Walter Parke of Upton Escandaâ—â—ore before the Justices of Assize in c. against Ioan Prioress of Detford and her Under-Tenants in Ashton St. George of Ashton Bevell nor in any Inquest to be taken in a writ of Trespass by the said Walter before the Justices of the Common Place against Henry Green Knight and the said Prioress for Trespass done at Upton Escandamore unless he have Lands and Tenements to the value of 40 l. a year at the least The 26 th day of Ianuary Iohn Mandonor Cleark was charged openly in Parliament that he should not pass nor send over to Rome nor attempt to do any thing there touching the Arch-Deconry of Durham in prejudice of the King or of his Laws or of the partie presented thereto by the King on perill of that might ensue Iohn Choungeor complainant against Sir Robert Knowles Knight for that he infeoffed the said Sir Robert of certain his Lands untill certain money was to him payed which was done and that the said Iohn could not have his Land whereupon by Writ the said Sir Robert appeared in
enacted that the Statutes made touching Sheriffs and Escheators shall be observed The print touching Scottish money Cap. 12. agreeth with the Record Sundry Counties there named complain of the overcharging of Sheriffs and pray redress The King hath given full power to his Counsell to shew favour to every Sheriff upon his Accompt as to them shall seem reasonable That the Ordinance made in the 11th year whereby all Lands then Escheated to the King should be sold to his most profit may be confirmed Upon a more speciall Declaration right shall be ministred The King pardoneth to the Commons of Cumberland Northumberland and Westmerland all sums of money demanded in the Exchecquer by the name of divers Debts and their reliefs That redress may be had against the manifold Oppressions and other Trespasses done by the Men of Cheshire in the Counties bordering thereunto The King will be advised touching the Libertie of Cheshire They pray that against the horrible vice of Usury then termed Schefes and practised as well by the Clergie as Laytie the Order made by Iohn Nott late Mayor of London may be executed through the Realm The King willeth that those Ordinances be viewed and if the same be found to be necessary that the same be then affirmed The print touching the entertainment of Merchant strangers Cap. 9. agreeth with the Record It is enacted that no Denizen do Ship or cocquet Wools or Marchandize in his own name which belong to strangers to debar the King of his Custome on pain of Forfeiture The print touching Customers and Comptrollers Cap. 10. agreeth with the Record onely there wanteth touching Customers of Towns where the Staple should be within the Realm the which the print wanteth The Bakers Brewers and Buyers of Corne do claime 8. Bushels to the Quarter striked onely and no more The Statutes therefore made shall be observed That these words silva Cedua may be explained so as no man be driven to pay Tithe Wood to the contrary It shall be used as heretofore it hath been The King hath granted to the men of the Isls of Garnsie and Iersie Sercke and Aureny that they during the space of 8. dayes shall be free of all manner of Tolls Exactions and Customs within the Realm as his Leiges The Merchants of Kersies require that they may freely transport the said Kersies for the old Custome It is enacted that no Estues or Brothell Houses be kept in Southwarke but in the Common places therefore appointed Certain Port Towns require that the Admirall doe hold no Plea of trespass contract or Covenant done within their Liberties The King will appoint certain of his Councell to examine the matter and to take Order therein untill the next Parliament That remedy may be had against Mills Stanks Kiddells and such like Engines and Devises levyed upon the Thames The Statutes therefore made shall be observed The print touching the gaging of Renish Wines Cap. 8. agreeth with the Record The King at the request of the Commons by the assent of the Parliament repealeth the Judgement given against Iohn de Northampton late Mayor of London for certain Treasons and other Fellonies They require remedy against the outragious taking of Wages of Masters of Ships and Marriners The Admirall shall appoint them to take reasonable wages or punishment These things being done the Lords and Commons give humble thanks for the good Government and carefull zeale to them borne And the King gave thanks to them for their grants to him made And thereupon the Chancellor willed the Knights and Burgesses to sue Writs for their Fees and so the Parliament ended the third day of December And Note that of the 7th Chapter in print touching the Passage of them out of the Realm to be onely at Dartmouth is no mention made in this Record Anno Decimo quinto Richardi Secundi Rex c. Johi Duci Aquitaniae Lancastriae c. apud Westm. Cro. Annimar c. Teste Rege apud Westm. Septimo Die Novembris CHariss Avunculo Regis Ed. Duci Ebor. Chariss Avunculo Regis Tho. Duci Gloucest Chariss Consanguineo Regis Ed. Com. Rutland Chariss fratri Regis Tho. Com. Cantii Chariss Fratri Regis Iohi. de Holland Com. de Huntingt Rico. Com. Arundell Chariss Consanguineo Regis Hen. Com. Derbie Tho. Com. Warr. Edwro de Courtney Com. Devon Will. de Monteacuto Com. Sarum Hen. de Percie Com. Northumb. Tho. de Mowbray Com. Maresc Nottingham Tho. Com. Stafford Iohi. de Fallesley Chlr. Tho. Camois Chlr. Tho. de Morley Chlr. Iohi. Bourchier Iohi. Lovell de Fishmerch Iohi. de Cherleton de Powis Iohi. Clinton Rico. Talbot de Godrickcastle Iohi. le Ware Hen. le Scroope Iohi. de Roos de Hamelake Rado Nevill de Raby Iohi. Gray de Codonore Hen. Gray de Wilton Hen. Gray de Ruthin Hen. Fitz-hugh Rico. le Scroope Iohi. Devereux Hugo Burnell Willo la Zouch de Harringworth Tho. Berkley Iohi. de Welles Philippo le Dispencer Hen. de Scto Amando Tho. de Clifford Rado de Cromwell Rado de Lumley Rado Baroni de Greystock Willo Botreaux Milit. Iohi. de Bellomonte Robto de Harrington Robto de Willoughby Iohi. Cobham de Kent Willo de Dacre Iohi. le Strange de Knokin Tho. de Nevill de Halmshyre Rico. Seymore Phillippo Darcey Waltero Fitz-Walter Tho. Bardolf de Wermegey Ioh. Devereux Custodi Quinque Portuum The Parliament holden at WESTMINSTER the next day â—ftâ—r All Souls in the Fifteenth year of the Raâ—gn of King Richard the 2. THe Friday being the same next day the Archbishop of Yorke Primate and Chancellor of England by the Kings appointment before him being present declared very wisely the causes of the Parliament As first the Church then the Laws and further that all Cities and Towns should enjoy all their Liberties as amply as ever they did He then shewed that the Parliament was summoâ—ed for three chief causes First for the observation of Peace and maintenance of the Laws The Second how the prices of Wools too much abâ—sed might be enhaunced And how the Wars of the same happily begun after the expiration of the truce might in best wise be maintained Thirdly touching the Statutes of Provision to see how the Holy Father might have that to him belonged Reddite quae sunt Cesaris Caesari quae sunt Dei Deo Receivers of the Petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of Petitions for Gascoin and other places beyond the Seas and of the Isles Triars of Petitions for England c. as above Triars of Petitions for Gascoin c. as above It is
in the Record Anno decimo Septimo Richardi Secundi Rex c. Duci Aquitaniae Lancastriae c. apud Westm. Quindem Hillarii Teste Rege apud Windsor decimo tertio die Novembris CHariss Avunculo Regis Edo Duci Eborum Chariss Avunculo Regis Tho. Duci Gloucestriae Chariss consanguineo Regis Ed. Com. Rutland Chariss Fratri Regis Tho. Com. Cantii Chariss fratri Regis Ioh. de Holland Com. Huntington Dilecto fideli Consang Regis Ric. Com Arundell Chariss Consang Regis Hen. Com. Derby Iohi Com. War Alberto de Vere Com Oxoniae Edw. de Courtney Com. Devon Will. de Monteacuto Com. Sarum Hen. Percie Com. Northumb. Tho. de Mowbray Com. Maresc Nottingh Tho. de Camois Tho. de Morley Ioh. Bourchier Ioh. Lovell de Fishmerch Ioh. Cherlton de Powis Ioh. de Clinton Ric. Talbot de Godrickcastle Ioh. de Ware Stephano Scroope de Musham Iohi. de Roos de Hamelake Rado Nevell de Rabie Rico. Gray de Codonore Hen. Gray de Wilton Reginaldo Gray de Ruthin Hen. Fitz-hugh Ric. le Scroope Hugoni Burnell Will. la Zouch de Harringworth Tho de Berkley Iohi. de Welles Phillippo le Dispencer Almarico de St. Amando Rado de Cromwell Rado de Lumley Rado Baroni de Graystock Constantino de Clifton Ioh. de Bellomonte Rob. de Harrington Rob. de Willoughby Ioh. Cobham de Kent Will. de Dacre Ioh. le Strange de Knokin Tho. de Lovell de Halmshyre Rico. Seymore Phillippo Darcey Waltero Fitz-Walter Tho. Bardolf Willo Beauchamp de Burgaveny Iohi. de Monteacuto Willo Heron. Ioh. de Bello Monte Custodi Quinque Portuum The Parliament holden at WESTMINSTER in the Quindena of St. HILLARIE in the Sixteenth year of the Raign of King RICHArD the 2. ON Tuesday the Quindene of St. Hillary the Parliament for certain causes was adjourned untill the next day ensuing At which day the Archbishop of Yorke Chancellor of England by the Kings appointment in his presence declared that the Parliament was called First that all Bishops Lords and Corporations should enjoy their Liberties He further sheweth that the same was called for three principall causes The First for the observation of the Peace The Second for Wars which by assent of Parliament were begun The Third how charges might be levyed for the Defence of Guienne Callice Ireland and Scotland Receivers of Petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of Petitions for Gascoine and other places beyond the Seas and of the Isls. Tryars of Petitions for England c. as above Tryars of Petitions for Gascoine c. as above The Thursday after the Commons presented to the King in full Parliament Sir Iohn Bussey for their Common Speaker who made the Common Protestation which being thought reasonable was allowed The Petition of the Deane and Chapter of Lichfield against the Prior of Newport Pannell for want of good matter was quailed The Petition of Iohn Sheepy Clarke for the like cause was also quailed The Petition of Edmund Basset was continued untill the next Parliament Iohn de Windsor complaineth and requireth to be restored to the Mannours of Rampton Cottenham and Westwick with their appurtenances in the County of Cambridge the which were adjudged to him by the Kings awarde then being in the possession of Sir Iohn Lisley and now withholden by Sir Richard le Scroope who by Champertie bought the same The cause was this upon the Petition of Windsor against Lysley they both compremitted the matter to the Kings Order the King committeth the same to the Councell they digesting of the same made a Decree for Windsor under the Privy Seale they sent Warrant to the Chancellor to confirme the same which was done under the Great Seal by a speciall Injunction to Lysley and a Writ to the Sheriffs to execute the same After this Lysley by Petition to the King requireth that the same might be determined at the Common Law nothwithstanding any former matter The King accordingly by Privy Seale giveth Warrant to the Chancellor to make a Supersedeas the which was done by Privy Seale After which Sir Richard le Scroope bought the same upon the ripping of the whole matter this sale was thought no Champertie whereupon it was adjudged that the said Windsor should take nothing by his suite but to stand to the Common Law and that the said Richard should goe without delay Richard Earl of Arundell declared to the King in the presence of certain Lords that he had certain conceptions to utter touching the Kings Honour First that he thought it not honourable for the King to suffer the Duke of Lancaster to goe Arme in Arme with him Secondly that it beseemed not the Dukes men to wear the same colour of Liverie that the Kings did Thirdly that the Duke in place of Counsell and Parliament spake such bitter words as the said Earl and such like durst not frankly to utter their minds Fourthly it was much against the Kings profit to give to the said Duke the Dutchy of Guienne Fiftly touching the great Mass of money given to the Duke for his voyage into Spain and touching the Peace by him lately taken Unto all which after the King had answered and justified it to be good it was awarded by the King by the assent of all the Lords that the said Earl in full Parliament should say to the said Duke these words following viz. Sir sith that it seemeth to the King and other Lords and eke that each here hath been so mickle grieved and displeased by my words It forethinketh and I beseech you of your grace and Lordship to quite me your man tallant The which the said Earl in the presence of the King and Lords did speake The Lords and Commons grant to the King for three years six pence of every pound of Merchandize and eighteen pence of every Tun of Wine coming in or going out of the Realm upon condition that after Peace taken with the French the same should cease William Leygrave of Bristoll sheweth that where he recovered against Iohn Cherleton and others certain Lands in Bristoll by an Assize of Fresh force before the Mayor and Bayliffs there the which without Warrant was reversed in the Kings Bench by a Writ of Error he prayeth the reversall of the said Judgement Whereupon was granted unto him a scire facias upon his Case against the said Charleton to be and abide the Order of the next Parliament and that the whole Record and proofs should then be there And note that in this and all the like Cases where any for Error requireth the reversall of any Judgement in the Kings Bench he sheweth in his Bill some especiall point
touching the carrying of Corne out of the Realme Cap. 7. agreeth in effect with the Record but not in forme The King at the request of the Commons of Kent granted that the Collectors of all Tenths and Fifteens within the said County and their Successors shall Accompt in the Exchecquer by the names of Hundreds and not of persons nor of Towns so as the King be answered of as much as his Grandfather was notwithstanding any accompt The print touching Kersies Cap. 2. hath put to sale more than the Record warranteth quod nota The print touching Worsted Cap. 3. agreeth with the Record That sufficient persons be presented to Benefices who may dwell on the same so as their flock for want thereof do not perish The King willeth that the Bishops to whose Office the same belongeth do their duties This title is of no great force That remedy may be had against the Officers of London who newly exact of divers bringing any Cattle into Smithfield the third Beast The Mayor and Sheriffs of London shall answer the same before the Councell That remedy may be had against the Abbots of Colchester and Abingdon who in their Towns of Colchester and Culvelin clayme to have Sanctuary They shall shew their Liberties before the Councell who shall take Order therein Certain Counties pray remedy against the particular surcharging of Sheriffs The Kings Councell have full power to mitigate the same Sundry Towns of the West part praying remedy against the Officers of the Admiralty for holding Plea of matters determinable at the Common Law the which they pray may be revoked The Chancellor by the advice of the Justices upon the hearing of the matter shall remit the matter to the Common Law and grant prohibition That nothing be levyed of the Subjects by vertue of green Waxes out of the Exchecquer unless the cause be in the same declared The Statutes therefore made shall be observed Certain Towns of the West praying that they may have passage of Wools into Normandie and that the Normans may discharge their Wares at Southampton Let them repair to Callice as it is appointed The print touching damages in the Chancery Cap. 6. agreeth with the Record The print touching Mault Cap. 4. agreeth with the Record onely the Record hath herth the which the print wanteth quod nota The print touching Searchers Cap. 5. agreeth with the Record in effect but not in forme The Parliament ended on Wednesday the 6th of March The print Cap. 9. touching Justices of the Peace agreeth with the Record as appeareth before tit 24. Of the print Cap. 8. touchiâ—g unlawfull Games assemblies and 9th touching Salmon Sewes there is no mention made in the Record Anno Decimo Octavo Richardi Secundi Rex c. Hen. Com. Darbiae c. apud Westm. Quindena Hillarii Anno xviii R. 2. Teste Rege Decimo Die Novembris Consimiles Literae subscript THo Com. Cantii Rico. Com. Arundell Tho. de Bello Campo Com. Warr. Alberto de Vere Com. Oxoniae Willo de Monteacuto Com. Sarum Hen. Percie Com. Northumb. Tho. Camois Iohi. de Bourchier Iohi. Cherleton de Powis Iohi. de Clinton Iohi. la Ware Stephano le Scroope de Masham Willo de Roos de Hamelake Hen. Gray de Wilton Hen. Fitz-hugh Rico. le Scroope Hugo Burnell Willo la Zouch de Harringworth Tho. de Berkley Iohi. de Welles Philippo de Dispencer Almarico de Scto Amando Rado de Cromwell Rado de Lumley Rado de Greystock Constantino de Clifton Robto de Harrington Robto de Willoughby Iohi. de Cobham de Kens Willo de Dacre Iohi. le Strange de Knokin Tho. de Nevill de Halmshyre Rico. Seymore Willo Beauchampe de Burgaâ—enney Iohi. de Monteacuta Iohi. de Bellomonte Custodibus Quinque Portâ—â—m The Parliament holden at Westminster in the Quindene of St. HILLARIE in the xviiii th year of King RICHARD the Second ON Wednesday the 15th of St. Hillarie the Parliament by the assent of the Duke of Yorke the Kings Uncle and Warden of England was adjourned untill the next day At which day the Chancellor of England being not named shewed the Parliament was called for three causes First that the Church should enjoy all her Liberties Secondly for the good Government of the Realme and Administration of Justice Thirdly that the Duke of Gloucester was sent into the Realme to declare the Kings passage into Ireland his great zeal to Conquer them and the great hope thereof And how that the said Duke had to them especiall passage by mouth Receivers of Petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of Petitions for Gascoyne and other places beyond the Seas and of the Isls. Tryars of Petitions for England c. as above Tryars of Petitions for Gascoyne c. as above The Lords and Commons towards the Conquest of Ireland grant to the King one Tenth and one Fifteenth Petitions of the Commons exhibited to the Duke of YORK Guardian of ENGLAND with their Answers SUndry Counties praying remedy against the overcharging of Sheriffs upon their Accompts The Kings former grant made to the Councell for the mittigation thereof shall continue They pray remedy against the Ministers of the Constable of Nottingham Castle for extorting iiii d. of every person passing with one load of Coals for his own use out of the Forrest of Sherborne The Statute therefore provided shall stand the Justices of Peace may further redress the same That remedy may be had against the men of Bristoll for clayming Custome of Wines discharged at Chepstow which ought to be free As it hath been That the Statute in the 13th that Shoemakers shall Tanne no Leather may be revoked The same Statute shall continue with this adjunct that Tanners shall tanne their leather well and sufficiently on pain of forfeiting of the same The Dean and Chapter of Leichfield by their Attorney upon the Scire fac returned served against the Prior of Newport-Pannel for errors in Judgment given against them at the Kings Bench require the exemplification and reverfall of the same The same Prior being in the Parliament solemnely called cometh not in whereupon the Dean Chapt. require that upon the Default they may proceed to the examination of the errors which was granted and Commandment given to Walter Clopton Chief Justice to bring in the whole Process and Record which he did The Process and Record being very long hath therein good matter of pleading worthy of noting It was adjudged that the Judgment made against the said Dean and Chapter in the Kings Bench
bring forth Richard Earl of Arundell being in his Custodie whom the said Constable brought into the Parliament the 21. of September At what time the Lords Appellants came also in their proper persons To the which Earl the Duke of Lancaster Steward of England by the Kings commandement and assent of the Lords declared the whole circumstances After the reading and declaring whereof the Earl of Arundell saith that he had one pardon made at the Parliament in the 11 R. 2. and one pardon made within six years before that present time and prayeth that they may be allowed The Duke answered that for as much as they were unlawfully made the present Parliament had revoked them The said Earl was therefore willed to say further for himself at his perill whereupon Sir Walter Clopton the Chief Justice by the Kings commandement declared to the Earl that if he said no other thing that the Law would adjudge him guilty of all the Actions against him The which Earl notwithstanding would say no other thing but required allowance of his pardon The Lords Appellants therefore in proper person require that Judgement may be given against the said Earl as convict of the Tresons aforesaid The Duke of Lancaster by the assent of the King Bishops and Lords adjudged the said Earl convict of all the Articles aforesaid and thereby a Traytor to the King and Realm and that he should be therefore hanged drawn and quartered and forâ—eit all such his Lands in Fee or Fee tayl as he had the nineteenth day of November in the tenth year of the King together with all his Goods and Chattels But for that the said Earl was come of Noble blood and House the King pardoneth him the execution of hanging drawing and quartering and granted that he should be beheaded And thereupon commandement was given to the Lord de Morley Lieutenant of the Marshall of England to do execution next to the Tower of London and so the said Earl was beheaded the same day Upon a Writ sent to Thomas Earl Marshall Captain of Callice to bring forth the body of Thomas Duke of Gloucester the said Captain returned the said Earl was dead in his keeping in the Kings prison at Callice After which returne read in Parliament the Lords Appellants in proper persons required that the said Duke might be adjudged even as a Traytor The Commons required the same Whereupon the Duke was adjudged a Traytor And that he should forfeit all such Lands in Fee or Fee-tayl as he had the thirteenth day of November in the eleventh year of this King and all his Goods and Chattels After this the Lords Appellants in proper persons require that if there were any confession or Record touching the aforesaid appeal of the persons appealed that the same might openly be declared Whereupon one Commission directed to Wil. Richill one of the Justices of the common Place to take the examination of the said Duke was returned and read with the examination of the said Earl made and written in the Castle of Callice with the very hand of the said Duke The Confession first declareth how that he was one that procured the Commission made in Anno 10. and thereby accroached to himself regall power in restraint of the King and Derogation of his Prerogative as since he learned albeit he then thought it not any and therefore craveth pardon He further confesseth an offence for coming armed into the Kings presence albeit he did the same for dread of his life and craveth pardon therefore He further acknowledgeth an offence for taking the Kings Leters from the Kings Messengers and interrupting the same He also accuseth himself for speaking slanderous words to the King in the presence of others albeit he meant no harme He further confesseth his evill for asking of certain learned with others whether he might not give up their Homage for fear of their lives which they meant Finally he confesseth that he with others for two or three days space meant to have deposed the King For all which his unkindness he craveth pardon After the reading hereof William Rickhill in open Parliament affirmed the said Confession to be made by the said Duke of his own free will being of perfect remembrance The Earl of Warwick was brought into the Parliament by the Constable of the Tower the 28th of September at what time the Lords Appellants were in proper person and to the which Earl the Duke of Lancaster Steward of England declared the accusations conteined before in the tit 12.13 The same Earl confessed all the points of Treason aforesaid and submitted himself to the Kings grace Whereupon the said Duke by assent of Parliament gave the like Judgement of this Earl as of the Earl of Arundell before tit â—7 for like Lands and Goods to have relation to the 13th day of November in the 10th year After Judgement the King at the request of the Lords Appellants and Commons to the said Earl pardoneth the execution aforesaid and granâ—eth to him life to remain banished during the same in the Isle of Man upon condition that no means should be made of any further favour to him And the said Earl was delivered to Sir William le Scroope and Sir Stephen his Brother to bring him to the said Isle both of whom undertooke body for body safely to keep the said Earl in the said Isle without departing there from The said Lords Appellants do appeal Thomas Mortimer Knight for the Treasons aforesaid who was fled into the wilde parts of Ireland whereupon the Parliament assigned a certain day for the said Thomas to come and render himself to the Law or else to be as a Traytor and that thereof Proclamation as aforesaid The Lords Appellants came into the Parliament in proper persons and required Judgement of the said Thomas as afore Vide in this year before tit 9. 16. The Duke of Lancaster therefore as Steward of England by the assent of the Parliament adjudged the said Sir Thomas attainted of the Treasons aforesaid and that he should forfeit all such Lands in Fee or Fee-tayl as he had the 13th of November in Anno tenth together with all his Goods and Chattells The said Lords Appellants impeached Sir Iohn Cobham Knight for the Articles expressed in tit 12. 13. He answered that he did not the same of his own procuring but by the Kings sundry Commandement notwithstanding the said Duke pronounced him by assent of Parliament a Traytor and therefore deathâ— that he should forfeit all such Lands as he had in Fee the nineteenth of November Anno tenth with his Goods and all fee tayled Lands for terme of his own life onely the
to be saved The Lords severally answered that it were good safely to keep him in some secret place from all concourse and that by such sufficient Persons as had not been familiar or about him 75 The Names of such Bishops Lords and Knights as assented to the Imprisonment of King Richard 76 By full consent of all Bishops and Lords it was agreed that Henry the Kings eldest Son should from henceforth be called Prince of Wales Duke of Aquitain and Cornwall Earl of Chester and heir apparent of the Realm of England 77 On Monday the 28 th day of October the King came into the Parliament into the great Hall of Westminster where by the assent of the Bishops and Lords Richard late King of England was adjudged to perpetuall Prison as above 78 On the same Monday the Commons declared to the King how that the Duke of Brittain had sent word how that he was ready to do the King all that which he ought to do and therefore prayed that the Earldom of Richmond being his inheritance might not be granted away by any Letters Patents the which the Commons required and further that the Letters Patents thereof made to the Earl of Westmerland since the last Parliament might be repealed whereunto the King made answer that the Letters Patents were granted long before 79 The Duke of York and Earl of Northumberland and others of the Bloud of the Arch Bishop of Canterbury pray the King that the same Arch Bishop might have his recoverie against Roger Walden for sundry wastes and spoyls done by the said Roger in the Arch-Bishoprick aforesaid whereto the King granted and thanked them for their motion 80 The Commons on the 3. of November pray that forasmuch as they were not made privie to the Judgment aforesaid that no Record be made to charge or to make them parties thereunto whereunto the Arch-Bishop of Canterbury by the Kings Commandment answered that the Commons were only Petitioners and that all Judgments appertain to the King and to the Lords unless it were in Statutes Grants Subsidies or such like the which order the King wouâ—d from that time to be observed 81 The Earl of Northumberland and Constable of England the 10 day of November in full Parliament beseeched the King to purge him and the Earl of Westmerland Marshall of England of the reproch layed on them that they procured the King to war on Scotland whereupon the King took upon himself the same and caused the Earl of Northumberland to ask of every Lord his opinion touching the same War who encouraged the King thereunto 82 The King by the assent of the Lords and Commons enacteth that Henry his eldest Son should have and bear the name of Duke of Lancaster and be called Prince of Wales Duke of Aquitain Lancaster and Cornwall and Earl of Chester And further that all such Liberties and Franchizes as were granted to the Duke of the same Dutchie should remain unto his said eldest Son and to his Heirs Dukes of Lancaster dissevered from the Crown of England and thereupon delivered one Charter thereof made in Parliament to his eldest Son 83 The King enacteth by the assent of the Lords that a certain new people disguised in white garments and pretending great Sanctimonie and coming from beyond the Seas be in no wise suffered to tarrie or harbour within the Realm 84 The King pardoneth and receiveth into his Protection Richard Clifford then Keeper of the privie Seal Richard Oltford the Bishop of Sarum and Mr. Henry Bowell who were exempted in An 11. Richard 2. 85 The print touching Liveries Cap. 7. agreeth with the Record in effect but not in form 86 The Commons grant to the King liberty by the advise of such wise men as he should call to him to moderate or to repeal the Statute of Provisors at any time made 87 It is enacted that the Gold granted in Anâ— 20. Richard 2. Tit. 19. shall be brought to Callice unto the next Parliament 88 It is enacted that the Staple of Wooll-fells Skins Lead and Tin shall be only at Callice saving that the Merchants of Ieane Venice and other places towards the West being of the Kings amity may discharge their Merchandize at Hampton and take in such Staple ware saving also the libertie to the men of Barwick for their Woolls 89 The Commons require that all Liberties granted to any City or Town may be confirmed without any Fine with the clause licet The Chancellor shall confirm the same according as he hath used paying the Fine saving the liberties of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridg 90 The City of London prayeth that the Sheriffs of the same may take Assizes in the absence of the Coroner Upon the taking of the Assize in the Guild Hall of London if the Coroner come not in upon Proclamation let the Sheriffs take the Assizes provided that the same be not in derogation of the Coroner 91 Upon the Petition of Sir Thomas Haxey Cleark the King pardoneth and revoketh the Judgment made against him in An 20. R. 2. tit 23. restoreth him to the bloud and to the recoverie of all his Goods Livings Lands and Tenements 92 William Steward alias Chedder complaineth that where he by name was presented and inducted to the Parsonage of Wotton-underegg in the County of Gloucester and there continued in possession by the space of four years untill the King by untrue suggestion presented one Sir Iohn Dowtre to the Parsonage oâ— Underegg in the Countie where there was no such Parsonage called Underegg as the said William pleaded in a Quare Impedit brought by the King upon which Writ brought the King recovereth of the said William the Parsonage of Underegg and not Underegg whereby upon a Writ sent to the Bishop of Worcester the said William was put from his Parsonage of Underegg for which mistaking and error the Judgment of the said Iohn in full Parliament was reversed and a Writ awarded to the said Bishop for the Restitution of the said William 93 Sir William Richill being in ward brought into the Parliament House before them to answer by what warrant he took and certified the confession of the Duke of Gloucester expressed in the third roll in An 21. R. 2. tit 10. and 11. and was thereof apposed by Sir Walter Clopton Chief Justice by the Kings Commandment who answered at the full declaring thereby as well sufficient authority as his sincere dealing therein upon the hearing of which every of the Lords thought he did not but justly whereupon the said Sir Walter adjudged and awarded the said Sir William acquitted thereof for ever 94.
be resident upon his Office and that no comptroller upon pain of imprisonment do exercise his Office by deputie 109 The print touching Searchers Cap. 21. agreeth with the Record in effect but not in form 110 The print touching Judgment in pleas reall and personall Cap. 23. agreeth with the Record 111 That the Kings debt touching Purveyance of Victuals taken up may be payed So soon as the same may be 112 That remedie may be had against such Feoffees in trust of Lands or Rents as do charge the same with rent-charges against the will of the Feoffers Let the Kings Councell be advised hereof untill the next Parliament 113 That all such Abbots Priors Knights Esquires and other the Kings true Subjects as were lately impeached wrongfully by William Taylor late of Lampworth a Common Prover in the Kings Bench of sundry haynous Crimes for the which the said William was hanged drawen and quartered may be discharged and acquitted by the Kings Writ to be sent to the Justices of the Kings Bench. The grant of the King and the Writ sent to the same Justices Anno quinto Henrici quarti The Parliament holden at WESTMINSTER the next day after Saint HILLARIE in the fifth year of King HENRY the Fourth ON MUnday the fourteenth day of Ianuary being the first day of the Parliament the Bishop of London Brother to the King and Chancellor of England in the presence of the King Lords and Commons declared the cause of the Parliament and that the Kings will was that the holy Church all persons and Corporations should enjoy their Liberties 2. He took then for his Theame these words multitudo sapientum and thereby learnedly declared that by Councell every Realm was governed and resembled every man to the body of a man and applyed the right hand to the Church and the left hand to the Temporaltie and the other Members to the Commonaltie of all which Members and Estates the King being willing to have Councell had therefore called the same Parliament and that for sundry causes 3. First for the utter appeasing of Welch Rebellions for rebelling of the malice of the Duke of Orleance and the Earl of St. Paule who had bent themselves wholly against the King and the Realm and namely by their late arrivall in the Isle of Wight where they took the repulse To consider the imminent perill of the Marches of Callice Guienne and other like Dominions to remember the wars of Ireland and Scotland and not to forget to take an order touching the late Rebellions of Henry Percy and other their Adherents at the Battail of Shrewsbury and so willed the Commons to choose and the next day to present their Speaker 4. Receivers of Petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland 5. Receivers of Petitions for Gascoin and other places beyond the Seas and of the Isls. 6. Tryers of Petitions for England c. as above 7. Tryers of Petitions for Gascoyn c. as above 8. On Tuseday the fifteenth day of Ianuary the Commons came before the King and presented for their Speaker Sir Arnold Savage who excused himself thereof but the King would not receive the same but allowed the election thereupon Sir Arnold made the Common Protestation for himself and the Commons which was accepted 9. On VVednesday the sixteenth of Ianuary the Commons came before the King and desired him to have regard to the charges for the repressing of the VVelch Rebels and keeping of the Sea to consult of the great charges of his House That the King and the Prince would give Liveries according to the Statute made 10. That the King would provide for the repayring of his Castles and Houses and namely for his Castle at Windsor which were greatly in decay and not to grant away the profits of those Castles and Houses and notwithstanding to stand to the repayring of the same without which he could not but run to the great charging of the Commons and to the subversion of the whole estate 11. On Friday the eighteenth day of February the Earl of Northumberland came into the Parliament before the King and the Lords and there by his Petition to the King acknowledged to have done against his allegiance and namely for gathering of power and giving of Liveries wherefore he prayeth pardon and the rather for that upon the Kings Letters he yeilded himself and came to the King into York whereas he might have kept himself away 12. The which Petition the King delivered to the Justices by them to be considered Whereupon the Lords made Protestation that the order thereof belonged to them And so they as Peers of this Parliament to whom such Judgement belonged in weighing the Statute of 27 E. 3. touching treasons and the Statute of Liveries made in this Kings time adjudged the same to be no treason nor Felonie but onely trespass fineable to the King 13. For which Judgement the said Earl gave great thanks to the King and Lords And at the request of the said Earl he the same Earl was then sworn to be true Liegeman to the King to the Prince the Kings eldest son and to the heirs of his body begotten and to every of the Kings Sons and to their issue succeeding the Crown of England according to the Laws and that done the King pardoneth the said Earl his Fine and Ransome 14. After which the Archbishop of Canterbury prayed the King that forasmuch as he and the Duke of Yorke with other Bishops and Lords were of sundry suspected to have been of the Confederacy of the said Henry Percie that the said Earl might publish the truth the Earl upon the Kings commandement by his oath purgeth them all thereof 15. And on this day the levying of War of the said Sir Henry Percie and others was adjudged treason by the King and Lords in full Parliament 16. At the request of the Commons the Lords accorded that four speciall persons should be removed out of the Kings House viz. the Kings Confessors the Abbot of Dore Master Richard Durham and Crosby of the Chamber Whereupon Saturday the ninth of February the said Confessor Durham and Crosbie came into the Parliament before the King and Lords where the King excused them saying that he then knew no cause wherefore they should be removed but onely for that they were hated of the people and therefore charged them to depart from his House according to the agreement and the like he would also have pronounced against the Abbot if he had been present 17. On the same Saturday the Commons gave great thanks to the King in full Parliament for the favour
Custodi Quinque Portuum The Parliament holden at COVENTRY the sixt day of October in the sixt year of the Raign of King HENRY the Fourth 1 ON Monday the 6. of October in the great Chamber within the Priorie of Coventrie therefore appointed and hanged the Bishop of Lincolnâ— the Kings brother Chancellor of England in the presence of the King Lords and Commons declared the cause of that assemblie that first the holy Church all persons and all Corporations should enjoy their liberties 2 He then took for his Theam terraeâ— upon which he learnedly discoursed how for the safetie of the Realm as well within as without and namely for the repressing of the Welch rebels for resisting Enemies of France and Brittain who daily reenforced themselves for the Invasion of the Realm and subversion of the estate for the observing of Peace and ministration of Justice the King had called the wise of the Realm by them to be counselled 3 He further sheweth how by the last Parliament was no sufficient remedie provided for the quailing of the Welch neither competent relief granted for the performance of so great exploits and â—or that the French had determined war with England and had then invaded the Dominion of Guienne they should not so much marvell at the sudden calling of this Parliament as they ought most speedily to determine for the avoiding of those so great mischiefs and imminent perils wherefore he willeth the Commons to chose and the next day to present to the King their Speaker 4 Receivers of Petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland 5 Receivers of Petitions for Gascoin and other places beyond the Seas and of the Isles 6 Tryars of Petitions for England c. as above 7 Tryars of Petitions for Gascoin c. as above 8 On Tuesday the 7. of October the Commons presented unto the King Sir William Sturmey to be their Speaker who made the Common Protestation thereupon the Chancellor willed the Commons chiefly to consider how the King might best be relieved 9 On the 8 th day of November the Commons by the assent of the Lords granted unto the King two Desmes and two Fifteens the subsidy of Woolls Wooll-fels and Skins viz. of denizens for every sack of Wooll 43 s. 4 d. of every 240. Wooll-fels 43 s. 4 d. and for every last of Skins 5 l. of aliens 10 s. more in every parricular for two years and 3 s. of every Tun of Wine passing and repassing the Realm and 12 d. on every pound of Merchandize on condition the same should not be imployed but only to the maintenance of Wars and defence of the Realm according to the order there taken by the oversight of the Lord Furnivall and Sir Iohn Pelham Knights Treasurers appointed for the Wars 10 The same day the Lord Furnivall and Sir Iohn were sworn before the King and Lords in Parliament to execute their Offices according to the grant 11 Where sundrie Bishops Lords and others appointed to lend unto the King certain sums of money towards the rescuing of the Lord of Coytife who was besieged in his Castel by the rebels in Wales the King appointed by Parliament that such persons as so should lend should be repayed of the first payments of the subsidy then granted 12 On Saturday the 26. of October the Commons came before the King and Lords in full Parliament where they in recommending the Lords Iohn and Humphery the Kings Sons prayen the King to advance them to honourable Estates and Livings they also pray the King to remember the Duke of Yorks service in Guienne and elsewhere so as he might therefore be payed his due Fees behind They make the like request for the Earl of Somerset and Sir Thomas Beauford his brother They finally beseech the King to render to Richard Duke of Yorks brother certain Jewels to the valew of 4000 l. which were in the hands of King Richard the second 13 They make like request as is above for the rescue of the Lord Coytife besieged by the Welch in the Castle of Coytife Certain Petitions of the Commons FIrst that all such hereditaments liberties and Customes as were to the Crown in 40. E. 3. and since by any means granted to be resumed into the Kings hands for ever provided that all Towns shall enjoy their liberties except also the Lands of such as were forejudged in the 11 th Richard second and sold away 15 That all Tuns and Pipes of Wine granted to any person by the King or any his Progenitors be also resumed 16 That the Queen may be endowed of all such hereditaments as Anne the late Queen was in whose hands soever the same be and by what grant soever 17 That all grants of Edward third or any his Progenitors and before the said 40 th year may be confirmed by Parliament 18 That all Farmers to the King by any like grants may enjoy the same their Farms giving as much therefore as others will 19 That no man hereby be restrained of any warrant granted to build any Castle or Caslet or to inclose any Park 20 The King maketh answer that he will execute their requests so far forth as by the Law and his Prerogative he may do and for that the Lands of the Crown in An. 40 E. 3. were not certainly known he would appoint certain Commissioners to enquire and execute the same 21 It is enacted that for one whole year the King shall take the profits of all Annuities Fees or wages granted by King R. 2. or the King now except certain of the Chief Officers there named Justices Barons of the Exchecquer and other Officers of any his Courts whatsoever 22 And also that the King for the like term shall enjoy the like profits of all hereditaments granted as is above except such as are granted to the Queen or any of the Kings Sons and of such as have their grants by Parliament 23 That Proclamation be made that all such as have any Patents granted since 40. E. 3. of any Annuall valew for life or years do on pain of forfeiting the same bring them in by a day there prescribed to the end that such as deserve the same may have continuance and the rest revoked 24 Upon the Petition of Henrei Prince of Wales it was enacted by the Lords that the said Prince should have due payment made of 1000. Marks granted to him for the keeping of certain men at Arms for the defence of Wales 25 Where the King granted to Henry the Son of Iohn Earl of Somerset and to the heirs males of his body begotten 1000. Marks out of the Exchecquer now at the Petition of
all waggons and carts coming to Callice for buying of Staple ware may be free from certain new exactions there named It shall be as it was in the time of King E. 3. 53 That the Kings debts upon Tallies may be payed The King meaneth the same so soon as the same may be 54 That the shipping of woolls may be at Ipswich and not at Yarmouth from henceforth The same shipping with the Tunage of woolls shall be at both places untill the next Parliament 55 That the Statute made in the time of King Rich. 2. touching villaines and bond tenants may be moderated The Statute shall be observed 56 At the request of the Commons the King pardoneth 6 s. 8 d. of every sack of wooll and the like of other Staple commodities of the grant made 4. H. 4. by reason that so much was mis-entred in the roll 57 The print touching provision from Rome Cap. 1. swerveth from the Record 58 The print touching express mention of Letters Patents Cap. 2. agreeth with the Record 59 The print touching the Account of the Kings Officers Cap. 3. somewhat swerveth from the Record 60 A motion that a Statute made in the last Parliament as touching the foot of Fines might be revoked The King with his Councell by authoritie of Parliament have power to determine the same petition 61 There are annexed two Petitions in two schedules of Roger Deyncourt against Ralph Alderbury for the Mannour of Ansley in the Countie of Warw. requiring to reverse a Fine and Judgment in the Kings Bench for certain falshoods therein 62 That all Feoffments holden by Knights service and done by Collusion expressed in the Statute of Marlebourgh may upon the proof of the same be utterly void The King will appoint certain Lords and Justices to take order therein After these being read the Chancellor on the Kings behalf gave thanks to the Lords and Commons and so ended the Parliament Anno Septimo Henrici Quarti Rex c. Henrico filio suo Principi Walliae c. apud Coventrie decimo quinto die Februarii c. Teste Rege apud Westmonast vicesimo primo die Decembris EDwardo Duci Eboram Johanni Com. Somerset Edwardo Com. Cant. Edwardo Courtney Com. Devon Thom. Com. Arundel Michaeli de la Pool Com. Suff. Rado Nevil Com. Westmerland Ricardo Com. War Barth Bourchier Edwardo Cherleton de Powis Willielmo de Clinton Mr. Tho de la War Stephano le Scroope de Masham Willielmo Roos de Hamalake Hen. Fitz-hugh Willielmo de Ferrariis de Groby Tho. Morley Hugo Burnel Tho. Berckley de Berckley Johanni de Wells Rado de Cromwel Rado Baroni de Greystock Roberto de Harrinton Johanni Darcy Willielmo de Willoughby Johanni Cobham Chlr. Tho. Nevil de Halmeshire Willielmo Beauchamp de Burgavenney Johanni Lovel de Fishmerch Hen. Cuart Ricardo Gray de Codonore Reginaldo Gray de Ruthin Petro de malo lacu Willielmo Zouch de Harringworth Ricardo Seymore Tho. Camois Johanni Tutchet Hen. de Bello monte Johanni de Latimer Ricardo le Strange Roberto Poinings Gilberto Talbott Thomae Erpingham Custodi Quinque Portuâ—m Anno Septimo Henrici Quarti Rex c. Henrico Principi Walliae c. apud Gloucestriae c. decimo quinto die Februarii c. Teste Rege apud Westm. c. ut supra excepto quod Gilbertus Talbot locatur in loco Stephani le Scroop qui quidem Stephanus omittendus est PRorogatio Parliamenti de Gloucest decimo quinto die Februarii usque in diem Lunae in Prima Septimana Quadragessimae apud Westm. tenend ut supra c. Anno Octavo Henrici Quarti The Parliament holden at Westminster the first day of March in the Eighth Year of King Henry the Fourth and ended 2â— December in the same year ON Monday the first of March in the Chamber de Pinct within the Kings Palace of Westminster Thomas de Langley Clerk Chancellor of England before the King Lords and Commons declared that the King had called the Parliament to the end that the holy Churchâ— all persons and Corporations should enjoy their Liberties in consideration of their due observance to him shewed He therefore proceedeth and taketh for his Theam these words Multorum consilia requiruntur in magnis and saith that in the weighty affairs touching the good government of the Realm and surety of the Subjects which were annoyed by the rebellion of the Welchmen and likelier to be by the French and Scots who ceased not to invade the Marches of Guienne and Callice besides the turmoile with the Irish he had called the same Parliament as meaning to follow the counsel of the wise saying Fili nil sine consilio facias tunc post factum non poenitebit wherein he meant also to begin with the example of Ahâ—shuerus qui interrogavit sapientes illorum cauta faciâ—bat consilia In which consultation he declareth to the King Lords and Commons that if they should observe the Laws of God they might then assure themselves to find peace at home and victory abroad Receivers of Petitions for England Scotland Wales and Ireland Receivers of Petitions for Gascoyne and other places beyond the Seas and of the Isles Tryers of Petitions for England c. as above Tryers of Petitions for Gascoyne c. as above On Tuesday the second of March the Commons came before the King and presented for their Speaker Sir Iohn Tibetott who made his excuse as well for his youth as otherwise but the King affirmed the election The Commons by assent of the Bishops and Lords granted to the King one Desme and one Fifteen to be levied of the Layety and otherwise for one year they granted to the King as in the last Parliament On Wednesday the third of March upon the declaration of the Chancellor touching the Treaty of peace with the men of Princaves and of other parts beyond the Seas it was accorded that Proclamation should be made through the Realm that all such Englishmen as had attempted any thing against them should surcease the same On Tuesday the 23. of March the Commons came before the King where Sir Iohn Tibetott their Speaker made the common protestation and required the confirmation of their Liberties and Priviledges and that they might at any time send for any their Bills to the Lords for amendment of the same c. which was granted The same day the said Speaker before the King made sundry remembrances namely for good governance for confirmation of all Liberties for keeping of the Sea and for good provision for Guienne which was in the way of losing The third of April the same Speaker before the King required that this protestation before made might be
Talbot de Furnivall Johanni Clifford No Lord Warden in this Roll. Anno decimo tertio Henrici Quarti The Parliament holden at Westminster the day after All Saints in the thirteenth year of King Henry the fourth ON Wednesday being the next day after All Saints and the third day of November the Commons were called in the presence of the Steward of the Kings House according to the Order After which Thomas Beauford the Kings Brother and Chancellor of England by the Kings Letters Patents there read and enrolled began prorogued and continued the same Parliament until the Wednesday following On the said Wednesday the said Chancellor by the Kings commandment in his presence and in the presence of all the Lords and Commons declared how that the Parliament was called for three causes namely for the good governance of the Realm due execution of Laws and defence of the Realm with the keeping of the Seas He then sheweth to the good governance of the Realm belonged trusty Councel without affection and due obeysance without grudging To due execution of Laws did appertain sincere keeping of the same and speedy redress for fear of abusion To the defence of the Realm they needed hearty and willing releiving of the King in his distresse and discreet and speedy provision for all which causes they were assembled He further pronounceth how the Kings pleasure was that the Church all persons and Corporations should enjoy their Liberties and for better expedition herein he willeth the Commons by going together to chuse their Speaker and the next day to present him to the King in full Parliament Receivers of petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of petitions for Gascoin and other places beyond the Seas and of the Isles Tryers of petitions for England c. as above Tryers of petitions for Gascoin c. as above On Tuesday the fifth of November the Commons presented before the King and Lords Thomas Chaucer to be their Speaker who having no allowance of his excuse prayed that he might speak under Protestation whereunto they granted that he should speak as others before had done so as the King would therein have no Novelty and yet would also enjoy his Prerogative The Speaker desired respite to answer by Saturday following in Writing which was granted with such protestations as others before had and that whatsoever he should speak to the Kings displeasure might be imputed to his ignorance only the which the King granted The Commons by the assent of the Bishops and Lords granted to the King for one year the like Subsidy of Tunnage and Poundage as in the last Parliament tit 45. so always as the same should be confessed to proceed of their own good will and not of duty They also grant that every person having twenty pound land above all charges all pay six shillings eight pence that any person hath except lands purchased in Morâ—main before the twentieth year of E. 1. and of all lands purchased in Frank-Almoin since the said twentieth year On Monday the last day of November the Speaker in the name of the Commons prayed the King to give thanks to the Prince and others appointed to be of the Kings Councel in the last Parliament the which the King did and namely for well imploying the treasure in the same Parliament granted William Lord Roos of Hamalake complaineth against Robert Thirwit one of the Justices of the Kings Bench for with-holding from him and his Tenants of his Mannor of Melton le Roos in Lincolnshire certain Common of pasture and of Turbary or Turf in Warbie in the County of Lincoln aforesaid and for lying in wait with the number of five hundred men for the Lord Roos Sir Robert Thirwit before the King confessed his fault and craveth pardon offering further to stand to the Order of two Lords of the kindred of the said Lord Roos such as he should chuse whereto the King agreed the Lord Roos chose the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Lord Grey The said Archbishop and Lord Grey Chamberlain to the King make a long award leaving the right of the Common aforesaid to the determination of William Gascoin Chief Justice and further it was enjoyned to the said Sir Robert that at a day certain he should prepare at Melton Roos aforesaid two Tuns of Gascoin Wine two fat Oxen and twelve fat sheep and other preparation fit therefore and that he should bring thither all such Knights Esquires and Yeomen as were of his aforesaid crew where they all should confess their faults to the said Lord Roos and crave pardon and further offer to the said Lord Roos five hundred marks in recompence And that the said Lord Roos should refuse the same five hundred marks pardon them and take only the dinner aforesaid Thomas Archbishop of Canterbury by a long Instrument in Latine sheweth that how in the time of R. 2. the University of Oxford had purchased a Bull to be cleerly exempt from the Visitation of the said Archbishop to the end they might the better support Hereticks and Lollards and how that the said King Richard took order that they should be subject to the said Archbishops Visitation notwithstanding the said Bull. He further sheweth how in this Kings time he was disturbed of the Visitation aforesaid by Richard Courtney the Chancellor by Bennet Bret and Iohn Birch then Procurators of the said University and how that by their submission to the Kings order it was by him in the Chancery decreed that the said whole University and all Orders Persons and Faculties in the same should be fuâ—ly subject to the Visitation of the said Archbishop and his Successors and to his and their Officers And that as often as the said Archbishop or his Successors or his or their Officers were thereof by the said Chancellor interrupted their said Liberties should be seised into the Kings hands until the said Archbishop were thereto restored And further that for every time of such interruption the said Chancellor or other Officer should be bound to pay to the King One thousand pounds All which Articles and Orders at the request of the said Archbishop were confirmed by whole assent of Parliament By this it most manifestly appeareth that even in these days the Princes prerogatives were nothing subject to the Popes primacie for then would not this Archbishop the Popes fosterer and adopted son have so neglected the Popes Bulls which he as by this may appear took to be meer bulls and bubbles The erection of the Colledge of our blessed Lady S. Mary and of All Saints in Fotheringhay in the County of York with all the lands and liberties wherewith the same was endowed by the Kings Letters-Patents there at large is confirmed by whole assent of Parliament Iohn de Lumley knight is restored to his blood and to be son and heir
and licence to buy the same pray the confirmation of those their Letters Patents which is granted Lewes Iohn a Welshman is enabled to be a Liege Englishman notwithstanding the Statute 2 H. 4. tit 77. The like grant by common assent is made to Iohn Mountgomerie Esquire The like is granted to Iohn Steward Esquire It is enacted by the whole consent that all the Manor and other hereditaments within the Kings Dominions which descended or ought to descend to the King after the death of Dame Mary one of the daughters and heirs of Humfrey le Bohun late Earl of Hereford Essex and Northampton and Constable of England as Sonne and heir of the said Dame Mary should be dissevered from the Crown of England and be annexed to the Dutchy of Lancaster to be of the same nature as by the Kings Letters Patents may fully appear In which Grant you may see those Liberties belonging to the Dutchie of Lancaster Petitions of the Commons with their Answers IT is enacted that the Church all persons and Corporations shall enjoy their Liberties That the Fees of Knights coming to the Parliament for the Countie of Kent may generally be levied of all persons holding by Knights Service within the County and not particularly of certain in the Guddable of Kent except of Bishops and Lords who came to the Parliament The Statute therefore made shall be executed The like motion and answer by the Weavers of London as in the 7. and 8. H. 4. tit 136. Drue Barentyne and others of London pray that the Letters of Mart or Reprisal granted by the King against the goods of the Merchants of Ieane may be confirmed The which the King granteth and thereby provideth for the safe keeping and well ordering of the said goods A Motion that the English Merchants may use the Iermanoes and other Italians touching the Letters of Mart aforesaid in such wise as they shall use the English The King will therein write to the Italians and to the rest will be advised The print touching Justices of Peace cap. 1. wanteth of the record these words following remaining within the same Counties which should be annexed to the words of the print of the Kings Council and these words in their Offices and Sessions to be annexed to the Justices of Peace within the Dutchie of Lancaster The print touching the wages of Priests cap. 2. agreeth with the record in effect but not in form besides that the record is 37 E. 3. where the print is 36. which note the print being therein the truer The Print touching Enquests cap. 3. agreeth with the record to these words so that from the beginning of which words to the end thereof there is no mention made in the record quod nota That the straight cloaths called the Dosens of Devonshire and Cornwall may pay Cocket Customes after the rate of broad Cloathes The King will thereof be advised The print touching the gilding of Goldsmiths of London cap. 4. agreeth with the record The print touching the Treasons and Felonies of Welshmen cap. 5. agreeth with the record At the request of the Mayor and Burgesses of Southampton who payed to the King 200 l. fee farm and 40 l. yearly to two Priors Aliens the King for 10. yeares releaseth to them 140 Marks yearly and further giveth license to them to purchase lands to the yearly value of one hundred pounds The print touching the Staple cap. 6. agreeth with the record in effect but not in form Anno Tertio Henrici Quinti Rex c. dilecto consanguineo c. Radulpho Com. Westmerland c. apud Westm. die Lunae post festum Sancti Lucae Evangel Teste Iohanne Duce Bedfordiae Custode Angliae apud Westm. duodecimo Augusti EDwardo Courtney Com. Devon Magistro Tho. de la Warr. Will de Ferrariis de Grobie Tho. Morley Hugoni Burnell Tho. Berckley de Berckley Johanni de Welles Radulpho de Cromwell Radulpho Baroni de Graystock Tho. Dacre de Gilsland Ricardo Gray de Codonore Reginaldo Gray de Ruthine Petro de Malo lacu Johanni de Latimer Ricardo le Strange Roberto Poynings Gilberto Talbott Edwardo Cherleton de Powis Prorogatio Parliamenti à die Lunae post festum Sancti Lucae usque diem Lunae post festum Omnium Sanctorum apud Westm. tenend Rex c. dilecto c. Radulpho Nevill Com. Westmerland c. apud Westm. vicesimo nono die Septembris Teste Iohanne Duce Bedford c. THo Com. Arundell Edwardo Courtney Com. Devon Magistro Tho. de la Warr. Will. de Ferrariis de Grobie Tho. Morley Hugoni Burnell Tho. Berckley de Berckley Johanni de Welles Radulpho de Cromwell Radulpho Baroni de Graystock Tho. Dacre de Gilsland Reginaldo Gray de Ruthine Johanni de Latymer Ricardo le Strange Roberto Poynings Gilberto Talbott Edwardo Cherleton de Powis Ricardo Gray de Codonore Rex c Charissimo fratri suo Tho. Duci Clarentiae c. apud Westm. decimo sexto die Martii Teste Rege apud Westm. Vicesimo primo die Ianuarii IOhanni Duci Bedford fratri Regis Humfrido Duci Gloucest fratri Regis Radulpho Com. Westmerland Consangu suo Edwardo Courtney Com. Devon Edwardo Com. Marchiae Johanni Com. Marescallo Tho. Com. Sarum Ricardo Com. Oxoniae Magistro Tho. de la VVar. VVillielmo de Ferrariis de Grobie Tho. Morley Hugoni Burnell Tho. Berckley de Berckley Johanni de VVelles Radulpho Cromwell Radulpho Baroni de Graystock Tho. de Dacre de Gilsland Radulpho de Harrington Ricardo Gray de Codonore Reginal Gray de Ruthine Tho. Camois VVillielmo Botreaux Johanni de Latimer Ricardo le Strange Roberto Poynings Gilberto Talbott Edwardo Cherleton de Powis Johanni Clifford The Parliament holden at VVestminster the sixteenth day of March in the third year of King Henry the Fifth ON the same sixteenth day the King sitting in the Chair of Estate in the Chamber de pinct within his Palace of Westminster the Bishop of Winchester the Kings Uncle and Chancellor of England by the Kings commandement in the presence of him the Lords and Commons declared that the Kings will was that the Church all persons and Corporations should enjoy their liberty He then shewed the cause of the same Parliament and took for his Theame these words Vobis viam on which words he made a notable declaration affirming amongst the rest that a thing well begun and continued with diligence could not but come to good end according to the saying dimidium facti qui benè caepit habet The beginning he applyed to the attempt of the King by entring into France for the recovery of the same his due Patrimony The continuance he applyed to the Kings successe by obtaining Harslew upon his siege and by winning a battel of
during such time as they shall serve the King may have 3 s. 4 d. for every Tonne over and above his fraight according to the Custome The King herein will do according to reason The print for avoiding out of the Realm cap. 3. agreeth with the record That all men may go towards the parts of Island there freely to fish as they have used The King will be advised That every of the Kings Justices of either Bench Chief Baron and the Kings Serjeants may have sufficient power to record Attourneys in any of the Kings Courts whatsoever As heretofore it hath been it shall be The print that every Incumbent shall enjoy his Benefice notwithstanding provision from Rome cap. 4. agreeth with the record That all the Ordinaries throughout the Realm may by a day enquire and certifie into the Chancery the foundations of Hospitalls with the circumstances to the end that redresse may be therein made The Statute made at Leicester Anno 2. H. 5. shall be observed That against all men indicted in the Kings Bench except such as be of the same shire where the Bench is there may be awarded three Capias fifteen dayes between before the Exigent awarded The King will be advised That all the Kings Purveyors do take eight bushels of Corn only to the quarter striked and that they take up no provision in the market without the good will of the party and ready pay The Statutes therefore made shall be observed That some remedy may be sound to the comfort of the poor Clergy in a manner wasted for that the Universities swarmed with new learning by reason of the Statute of Provisors which caused the old saith to be neglected At the Kings motion the Bishops have promised to provide remedy therein The print that washing of money c. cap. 6. agreeth with the record That the scape of any prisoner for counterfeiting washing or clipping of money may be 100 l. The pain shall be arbitrable as heretofore The print touching Enquiries for Treason for Coinage cap. 7. agreeth with the record The Prior and Covent of St. Mary Magdalen of Tortington next Arundel desire remedy for that the said Earl of Arundel had encroached from them the Mannor of Clay and sundry other hereditaments in the County of Sussex there particularly named It is answered as before tit 28. Robert Penney and Ioane his wife as in the right of Ioane Cosen and heir of Giles Norman complain for that Sir Thomas Skelton Knight had by subtil means in an Assize recovered against them the Manors of Westadderleigh and Sherle in Southampton and Soulfield Loveras in the County of Wilts they therefore pray remedy The Plaintiffs shall have remedy by the King and such others as he shall call to him Iohn Brampton of Beverley Merchant complaineth of Iohn Hayton and others for lying in wait to murder him and prayeth writs out of the Chancery of the Peace which were granted That all writs of Subpoena and Certis de causis going out of the Chancery and Exchequer may be controlled and not granted of matters determinable at the Common Law on pain that the Plaintiff doe pay by way of debt to the Defendant 40 l. The King will be advised The print touching Fees of Ordinaries for probate of Testaments cap. 8. agreeth with the record At the request of Henry Archbishop of York the King by the whole assent confirmeth to him all the liberties of his Church with this Clause Licet and further granteth and confirmeth to him that he and his Officers may hold the Sheriffs turn within the Town of Beverley and Rippon and there hear and determine and punish all manner of Felonies as Justices of the Peace notwithstanding any liberties granted to the Town of Beverley to the contrary the which therein are repealed Iohn Sharpe Owner of a Ship called the Christopher of Hull complaining sheweth how that the same Christopher at Burdeaux was appointed to be one of the Admirals of the English Navy then bound for England and how that all the English Masters were sworn before the Chief Officers of Burdeaux not to depart or leave the said Admiral until they came to England and how by doing the contrary the said Ship fully fraighted was taken by the enemy for the which ship and goods he requireth recompence of all the other ships The Chancellor by the advice of three of the Justices shall have power to take order therein Anno Quarto Henrici Quinti Rex c. Charissimo fratri suo Tho. Duci Clarentiae c. apud West decimo nono die Octobris Teste Rege apud Sandwich Tertio die Septembris IOhanni Duci Bedfordiae Humfrido Duci Gloucestriae Edw. Courtney Com. Devon Johanni Com. Arundel Tho. Com. Dorset Hen. Com. Northumb. Radulpho Nevill Com. Westmerland Edwardo Com. Marchiae Ricardo Com. Warr. Ricardo Com. Oxoniae Tho. Com. Sarum Johanni Com. Marescallo Willielmo de Clinton Magistro Tho. de la Warr. Hen. Fitz-hugh Willielmo de Ferrariis de Grobie Tho. Morley Hugoni Burnell Tho. Berckley de Berckley Johanni de Welles Radulpho de Cromwell Radulpho Baroni de Graystock Tho. de Dacre de Gilsland Roberto de Harrington Roberto de Willoughbie Richo Gray de Codonore Reginaldo Gray de Ruthine Edwardo Cherleton de Powis Tho. Camois VVillo Botreaux Johanni Latimer Ricardo Strange Roberto Poynings Gilberto Talbot Johanni Clifford Johan Talbot Dom. de Furnival The Parliament holden at Westminster the nineteenth day of October in the fourth year of King Henry the Fifth ON the said nineteenth day the King sitting in his Chair of Estate in the Chamber de pinct within his Palace of Westminster the Bishop of Winchester the Kings Uncle and Chancellor of England by the Kings commandement in the presence of him the Lords and Commons declared That the Kings will was that the Church all persons and Corporations should enjoy their liberties After which he published the cause of the Parliament taking for his ground operam detis ut quieti sitis Upon which words amongst others he alledgeth that as God in six dayes created all the world and rested the seventh day so the King according to his oath at his Coronation had by his great travell by five his former Parliaments sought the establishing of good laws upright governance at home and foreign peace with the enemy He further sheweth that the French refused not only reasonable peace but also to render to him his prisoners or ransomes for such as were taken at the battel of Agin-court whereby the King was driven to his last hopes and refuge which was by dint of sword to seek his own
And so alledging Bella faciamus ut pacem habeamus quia finis belli pax est He sheweth that the King meant to use their Counsell and therefore called the Commons to choose and to present their Speaker Receivers of petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of petitions for Gascoyne and other places beyond the seas and of the Isles Tryers of petitions for England c. as above Tryers of petitions for Gascoyne c. as above On Wednesday the third day of the Parliament the Commons coming before the King and Lords presented Roger Flower to be their Speaker who made the common protestation and the same allowed The Commons by the assent of the Bishops and Lords granted to the King two whole Desmes and two fifteens to be levied of the Laity It is enacted that all such persons as shall before lend mony to the King shall freely have Letters Patents to be payed of the first mony coming of the subsidie aforesaid All which to perform if an end should come to the King the Dukes of Clarence Bedford and Gloucester for every of their selves faithfully promised to accomplish The names of certain Bishops and other Lords who subscribed to the Articles aforesaid A generall pardon granted by the King nothing touching life or losse of member On Wednesday the eighteenth of November being the last day of the Parliament the King sitting in his Royall Estate in full Parliament created Thomas Beauford Earl of Dorset to be Earl of Exeter after which the King commandeth him to sit in Parliament according to his estate A League and Alliance between the King his heirs and succesors Kings of England and Sigismond King of the Romans his heirs and successors Kings of the Romans are confirmed by whole assent of Parliament Note the Instrument of Alliance for the same is long and very effectuall Robert Whittington Esq and Ony his son complaining shew how that certain of the servants of Richard Old-castle Esq and the borderers of Wales by durance of imprisonment enforced the said Robert to release to the said Richard and Walter Hakelnyt Esq all manner of Actions for all which they prayen remedy The Kings Councell shall have power to call the parties before them and to end the same Iohn de Holland son of Iohn de Holland Earl of Huntington prayeth to be restored in bloud 2. H. 4. son of E. his wife to the said Iohn his father and to Richard his eldest brother who died without issue and to all the entailed lands of Iohn the Father as well of the Dutchy of Cornwall as otherwise except certain Mannors by name parcell of the said Dutchy so as he may freely enter into them The King enableth him in bloud according to his Petition and to all the intailed lands so as he first prove the same in the Chancery except as before and except all other lands parcell of the said Dutchy saving the fee simple lands to the King so as he do sue a Scire facias against the said Tenants for such whereof he should be in suit Iohn Allen and others Merchants of Coventry prayen restitution of 600 marks of old coin put into the hands of Richard Garmer late Master of the Mint within the Tower of London to be newly coined for that all the goods of the said Richard were seised to the Kings use by the Earl of Arundell Treasurer of England Upon proof hereof before the Councell they shall see the same payed so farr as the goods will extend William Clifford Constable of Bourdeaux complaining sheweth how that he had gotten the Town and Castle Rewle in Guyenne wherein he was besieged and could not keep the same without some succours the which he prayeth The King will accomplish the same with opportunity A motion is made that the suit hanging in the Court of Rome and in the Councell of Constance between Roger Frank and Iohn de Rippon touching the Abbey of Founteynes being very tedious may be ended The King will addresse his Letters to the Ambassadors at Constance to sollicite the end David Howell of Pembrook prayeth a pardon for all Treasons Felonies and Trespasses The King will be advised The print touching Irish Bishops c. cap. 6. agreeth with the record in effect but not in form Petitions of the Commons with their Answers THe print touching the great Charter c. cap. 1. agreeth with record The print touching allowance of Sheriffs cap. 2. having these words is of extracts therein swarveth from the record quod nota The print touching Patent-makers cap. 3. agreeth with the record The King releaseth to Iohn Tutburie the Customes of certain Wines The print touching servants wages cap. 4. agreeth with the record The like motion and answer as in the last Parliament tit 31. That none of the Kings Subjects be barred of their due debtsâ— or suits for the same by colour of protection granted to any Prior Alien but during such time as they shall serve the King beyond the seas The Prerogative and Common lawes shall be maintained The print touching Merchants Aliens cap. 5. agreeth with the record The print touching the free pardon c. 8. agreeth with the record The print touching Peace-breakers and Letters of Mart cap. 7. agreeth with the Record Anno Quinto Henrici Quinti Rex c. Charissimo Avunculo suo Thomae Duci Exon. salt c. apud Westm. decimo sexto die Novembris Teste Iohanne Duce Bedford Custode Angliae apud VVestm quinto die Octobris CHariss Consang suo Hen. de Percie Com. Northumberland Radulpho Nevill Com. Westmerland Edwardo de Courtney Com. Devon Magistro Tho. de la Warr. Willielmo de Ferrariis de Grobie Hugoni Burnell Johanni de Welles Radulpho Baroni de Graystock Reginaldo Gray de Ruthine Johanni Latimer Ricardo Strange Roberto Poynings Gilberto Talbot Edwardo Cherleton de Powis Tho. Camois Willielmo Botreaux Tho. de Dacre de Gilsland The Parliament holden at Westminster the sixteenth day of November in the fifth year of King Henry the Fifth ON the sixteenth day of November in the presence of the puissant Prince Iohn Duke of Bedford Brother and Lieutenant to the King and Warden of England sitting in the Chamber de pinct in the Palace of Westminster the Bishop of Durham the Chancellor of England by his commandement in the presence of him the Lords and Commons declared that the Kings will was that the Church and all Estates should enjoy their liberties He then took for his Theam Confortamini viriliter agite et gloriosi eritis Upon which words he shewed what great comfort ought to have been considering that the King in the life of his
Father utterly depressed the rebellious dispositions of the Welsh How also he had resisted the Conspiracies had against Christian faith and destructions of his own and other persons How further for his great Victories obtained against the French at Harfleet and Agincourt And lastly for that sundry Towns in Normandy had rendred themselves unto him He further sheweth that the chief cause of the same Assembly was for three causes The first for keeping of the Peace and observation of the Laws The second how to continue the Kings Voyage Thirdly for keeping of the Marches of Scotland wherein they ought viriliter agere which if they did he then assured them of honour and glory considering that Remuneratio virtutum est honor And so willed the Commons to choose their Speaker and to present him the next day to the said Warden Receivers of Petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of Petitions for Gascoyne and other places beyond the feas and of the Isles Tryers of Petitions for England c. as above Tryers of Petitions for Gascoyne c. as above The third day of the Parliament the Commons presented before the said Warden and Lords Roger Flower Esq to be their Speaker who with his Common protestations were allowed The Commons by the assent of the Bishops and Lords grant to the King one Desme and one Fifteen Iohn Martine William Babington William Poole William Wesburie Iohn Fame and Thomas Ralfe Apprentices at the Law and Serjeants appointed had refused the same where upon the charge of the Warden of England they took the same upon them On Tuesday the eighteenth of December and the twenty ninth day of this Parliament Sir Iohn Oldcastle of Cowling in the County of Kent Knight being outlawed upon Treason in the Kings Bench and excommunicated before the Archbishop of Canterbury for Heresies was brought before the Lords and having heard his said Conviction answered not thereto in excuse upon which Record and processe it was adjudged that he should be taken as a Traitor to the King and Realm that he should be carried to the Tower of London and from thence drawn through London to the new Gallows in St. Gyles without Temple-barr and there to be hanged and burned hanging The Record out of the Kings Bench is at large the effect whereof is That the said Sir Iohn Oldcastle and others to the number of 20. men called Lollards at St. Gyles aforesaid did conspire to subvert the state of the Clergy and to kill the King his Brother and other Nobles The Archbishop of Canterburies Instrument for his excommunication is there also at large Iohn de Holland Earl of Huntington was stayd of his Livery at the sute of the Countesse Marshall his Sister and by the Abbot of our Lord of Grace next the Tower of London for that the said Earl did not sue a Scire facias against them being Tenants of part of his Inheritance according to the last Parliament Tit. 16. Robert Penny being in execution in the Fleet upon out-law of a condemnation was let to Mainprize by the Guardian of England A motion is made that the Lord de Powis might be thanked and rewarded according to the Proclamation made for the apprehension of Sir Iohn Oldcastle Knight the Heretick Quid vultis mihi dare the brother of Iudas craveth his reward for betraying the Innocent wherein it is not to be doubted but that his lighter reward in this world was heavily revenged of God The Letters Patents made by the Bishop of Winchester for 21. Marks to be levied of Customs of all Staple Wares passing out of Southampton the which summ the said Bishop before had lent the King towards the warrs are confirmed by Parliament At the request of Thomas Duke of Exeter who at his Creation had 40 l. given him yearly out of Devon It is enacted that the said Duke shall first be payed before any other Petitions of the Commons with their Answers IT is enacted that the Church and all Estates shall enjoy their liberties which are not repealable by the Common Law A hainous complaint against Insurrections in the end they suspect that they were Lollards and Traytors A Request that Commissions at all times be granted to enquire of them The Statutes therefore made shall be executed The Clergie at this their own Parliament cease not to rage and roar after Christian bloud tanquam Leones rugientes and whosoever did the fault they put Iohn Porter in the stocks and cried Crucifie Christ and deliver us Barrabas for now all horrible mischiefs whatsoever were imputed to the poor Lollards A long complaint and prayer of redresse of Stankes Stakes Kiddles Milnes c. levied upon rivers to great annoyances The Statutes therefore made shall be observed That such Merchants as by their resiance contribute to all taxes may have their goods free in Port Towns It shall be as heretofore it hath been That Merchants of the Staple having their goods Customed and their Cocquets therefore be not sunderly in other places therefore impeached or slandered The Lieutenant will send to know the Kings pleasure therein The print touching making of Attornies cap. 1. agreeth with the record A motion that no Collector for the Clergie be appointed out of his Deanarie The Clergie shall appoint their Collectors Anno Septimo Henrici Quinti Rex c. Consanguineo suo Henrico Percie Com. Northum apud VVestm die Lunae post Festum Sancti Andreae Teste Rege apud Westm. Vicesimo primo die Octobris RAdulpho Nevil Com. Westmerland Hugoni Courtney Com. Devon Magistro Tho. de la Warr. Willielmo de Ferrariis de Grobie Hugoni Burnell Johanni de Welles Johanni Baroni de Graystock Reginaldo Gray de Ruthine Johanni de Latimer Ricardo Strange Roberto Poynings Edwardo Cherleton de Powis Tho. Camois VVillielmo Botreaux Tho. Dacre de Gilsland Summon Parliamenti Rex c. Henrico Percie Com. Northumb. apud Westm. decimo sexto die Octobris Teste apud Westm. Vicesimo quarto die Augusti RAdulpho Nevil Com. VVestmerland Edwardo Courtney Com. Devon Magistro Tho. de la VVarr VVillielmo de Ferrariis de Grobie Hugoni Burnell Johanni de Welles Johanni Baroni de Graystock Reginaldo Gray de Ruthine Johanni de Latimer Ricardo Strange Roberto Poynings Edwardo Cherleton de Powis VVillielmo Botreaux Tho. Dacre de Gilsland The Parliament holden at Westminster the sixteenth day of October in the seventh year of King Henry the Fifth ON the said sixteenth day the Bishop of Duresm Chancellor of England before the Duke of Bedford VVarden of England sitting in the Chamber de pinct in the Palace of Westminster and before the Lords
and Commons declared how that the Subjects had most great cause to embrace and to pray for the King considering that for want of peace which he sunderly sought he began warr in timore Domini which being principium sapientiae he thereby attained the fruits of wisdome with victory and honour and the particulars whereof he doth not forget to shew For his proposition therefore he taketh these words bonum facientes non deficiamus upon which he sheweth how that the King being of good courage would have his Subjects to be carefull to provide for good governance and defence of the Realm and considering that his enterprize begun could not be left without eminent perils he would new provisions to be made and to be granted to the end he might end to his honour and their comforts He therefore willeth the Commons to choose their Speaker and the next day to present him Receivers of petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of petitions for Gascoyne and other places beyond the seas and of the Isles Tryers of Petitions for England c. as above Tryers of Petitions for Gascoyne c. as above On Tuesday the second day of the Parliament the Commons presented before the King and Lords Roger Fowler Esq to be their Speaker who with the Common protestation was allowed The thirteenth day of November the Commons by the assent of the Bishops and Lords granted to the King one Fifteen and one Desm and one half part of them both The like order is taken for payment of such as shall lend to the King as in Anno 4 H. 5. tit 10. The names of such 23. and Lords as subscribed to the said Order It is enacted that the Lords of the Council shall have power to establish orders touching the Coin For the keeping of money within the Realm it is enacted that all necessaries shall be bought within the realm for the Kings soldiers and sent to them and also that certain woolls be bought and sent into Normandy any Statute for the Staple to the contrary notwithstanding For that Friar Iohn Randolfe the Queen Dowagers Confessor had accused her for compassing the death of the King It was enacted that all the lands and goods of Roger Doller and Petromell Brocart her Sureties should be seised and paid to the King wherein sufficient warrant is provided for all such as shall pay the same At the request of Iohn Lane Iohn Brodinge Iohn Russell Clerks and others were Indicted as it was made before the Coroner of the County of York for a Murder the which Indictment was removed into the Kings Benchâ— where indeed there was no such Indictment found It was therefore enacted that the said Indictment should be void and the said Plaintiff discharged of the same And the like of Iohn Lebard and others made against the said Russell the like order for them is taken as next above Petitions of the Commons with their Answers THe like Act as in the last Parliament tit 27. The print touching Conspiracies in the Dutchy of Lancaster cap. 1. agreeth not fully with the record That a writ of Partition may be between Copartners or the Feoffees or Allies of any of them The Common Law shall be observed That a pâ—in may be limited in the Statute for the wages of Chaplains The Statute provided shall be observed That the day of Exigent may lie in the writ of Forger of false Deeds That a man being bound by recognizance to appear at a day certain for keeping of the peace and then being stayed by sicknesse imprisonment or other commandement may plead the same in barr upon a Scire facias The Common Law shall be observed That the Statute made in 13 R. 2. â—it 58 against Hunters may continue with this adjunct that every person being thereof attainted shall for every offence forfeit to the King 3 l. 6 d. 8 d. The Statutes therefore made shall be observed A motion touching the payment of an Annuity of no great force Anno Octavo Henrici Quinti Rex c. Chariss fratri Iohanni Duci Bedford c. apud Westm. secundo die Martii Teste apud Westm. decimo sexto die Februarii HUmfrido Duci Gloucestriae fratri Regis Hen. Percie Com. Northumb. Radul de Nevill Com. Westmerland Ricardo Com. Warr Ricardo Com. Wigorn. Edwardo Com. Marchiae Hugo Courtney Com. Devon Magistro Tho. de la Warr. Willielmo de Ferrariis de Grobie Johanni Welles Hen. Fitz-Hugh Jacobo Audley Johanni de Clifford Johanni Baroni de Graystocke Reginal Gray de Ruthine Johanni de Latimer Ricardo le Strange Roberto Poynings Edwardo de Cherleton de Powis Tho. Camois VVillielmo Botreaux Tho. Dacre de Gilsland Roberto Willoughbie Willielmo Clinton Johanni Talbott Domino de Furnival Johanni Gray de Codonore Willielmo Harrington Willielmo Hankeford Capitali Justiciario toto tempore istius Regis vel pro majori parte Anno Nono Henrici Quinti The Parliament holden at VVestminster the first day of December in the ninth year of King Henry the Fifth IN the presence of Iohn Duke of Bedford c. sitting as in the last Parliament tit 1. the Bishop of Durham Chancellor of England pronounced touching the Parliament and took for his Theam Lex Domini immaculata convertens animas c. Whereupon he divided the law into these three points viz. the law politick whereby men for fear of punishment forbear to do evil the law of love whereby men willingly do well the law mercenary where through coveteousnesse they rake to themselves By a similie as Christ going up to the Mount to be transfigured took only with him Peter Iames and Iohn resembled the same to man who could not by mortality be altered unlesse he had faith ascribed to Peter hope likened to Iames and love applied to Iohn which he affirmeth must proceed by the law of God which converteth souls He then shewed that the Parliament was called for two chief causes the one for establishing of good lawes the other for the defending of the frontiers of the Realm with manly courage to which end he willed the Commons to choose their Speaker and to present him Receivers of Petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of Petitions for Gascoyne and other places beyond the Seas and of the Isles Tryers of Petitions for England c. as above Tryers of Petitions for Gascoyne c. as above On Wednesday the third day of the Parliament the Commons presented before the Lieutenant of England and the Lords Richard Baynard to be their Speaker who with the common protestation was allowed The Commons by the assent of the Bishops and Lords
assent of Parliament the Priory Alien and Prebend of Uphaven in the Cathedrall Church of Sarum with the Chappel of Charleton belonging to the Abbey of St. Wandragisile in Normandy and licenceth the said Abbot to sell and the said Prior to buy the same Upon two Petitions of Katherine Queen Dowager of England and the King in performance of the league made between the French King and King H. 5. by two Letters Patents granted to the said Queen for her Dowry sundry Mannors Customes and other hereditaments of the Town and Principality of Wales and Dutchy of Lancaster there named to the clear yearly value of 20000 marks the which Dowry and Letters Patents are confirmed by the whole Estate wherein sundry provisoes are Petitions of the Commons with their Answers THat no man be bound to answer in the Chancery for any matter determinable at the Common Law on pain of the Plaintiff to lose 20 l. The Statute made in the 17 R. 2. shall be executed The print touching Purveyors cap. 2. agreeth with the record The print for avoiding of Irish men cap. 3. agreeth with the record A motion for the allowance of Sheriffs of no great force That all liberties granted to the Mayor Constable and Merchants of the Staple may be confirmed and that no plea hanging before the said officers be removed by writs or Letters Their liberties shall be confirmed without this Clause licet to the rest as it hath been heretofore the same shall be It is enacted that all offices granted to any person for life or in Fee by H. 4. or H. 5. shall be confirmed albeit in the grant of the same there be no expresse mention made of the value Anno Secundo Henrici Sexti Rex c. Humfrido Duci Gloucest c. apud Westm. primo die Septembris Numerus ordo Nobilium idem quod in posteriori Parliamento praeterque quod Iacobus de Berckley omi tendus est Henrico de Percie Com. Northumb Radulpho de Nevil Com. Westmerland Magistro Tho. de la Warr. VVillielmo de Ferrariis de Grobie Chlr. Johanni de VVelles Chlr. Johanni Baroni de Graystock Reginald Gray de Ruthin Chlr. Johanni Latimer Chlr. Ricardo Strange Roberto Poynings Willielmo Botreaux Tho. Dacre de Gilsland VVillielmo de Clinton VVillielmo de Harrington Tho. Com. Marescallo Edwardo Com. Marchiae Tho. Duci Oxoniae Ricardo Com. VVa Jacobo de Audley Ricardo Cromwell hlr Hen. Fitz-Hugh The Parliament holden at Westminster the twentieth day of October in the second year of the reign of Henry the Sixth AFter the Commission read made to Humfry Duke of Gloucester sitting as in the last Parliament tit 1. The Bishop of Durham being Chancellor of England by the Dukes commandement declared the cause of the said Parliament and took for his Theam Deum timete Regem honorificate Upon which words he shewed how we ought to fear God viz. with a child-like fear quoniam qui timet Deum diligit eum tunc illuminabitur cor ejus And that the King ought to be honoured sith this realm had their longing viz. that the King of England might be King of France the which being brought to passe by the travel and Conquests of this Kings Father enforced the same according to this saying Omnis qui diligit eum qui genuit diligit eum qui natus est He further sheweth that the Lords of the Council appointed in the last Parliament for the governance of the realm and observation of peace during the Kings minority were assembled to the end they might by advice and assent of the Commons perfect the same wherefore he willed the Commons by their assembling to choose their Speaker and to present him to the said Duke the Kings Commissary Receivers of Petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of Petitions for Gascoyne and other places beyond the seas and of the Isles Tryers of Petitions for England c. as above Tryers of Petitions for Gascoyne c. as above On Friday the 22. of October the Commons presented before the Commissary and Lords Iohn Russell Esquire to be their Speaker who with the common protestation was allowed Where Iohn la Talbott of Furnivall being the Kings Lieutenant of Ireland had accused Iames Boteiler Earl of Ormond of certain treasons depending before Iohn Duke of Bedford and Constable of England in his Marshals Court the King to appease the same doth by assent of Parliament utterly abolish the said accusation and suits upon the same Note the Accusations are particularly recited The Commons doe send certain by name to the Duke of Gloucester for vouch safing to make them privy to the Treaty of the Scotish Ambassadour for the delivery and marriage of the Scotish King which they liked well The order that the Minter within the Tower shall keep the Exchange conteined in the last Parliament tit 35. is to continue at the Kings pleasure It is enacted at the petitions of the North Counties that a Coinage should be at York during the Kings pleasure and that all men doe bring in their gold there to be coyned which is not of full weight On Wednesday the 17th day of December the Chancellor by the Kings Commissary appointed and adjourned the Parliament from the same day unto the next after Saint Hillary then ensuing On the 18th day of February being the last day of the Parliament the Commons granted to the King for two years the subsidie of Poundage as in c. The names of such Bishops Lords and other persons as were appointed to be of the Kings Council All which persons took upon them to be Counsellors upon certain Articles for the Orders touching the Council far swarving from the Articles in the last Parliament tit 26. to 34. and much in derogation of the Protectors power Amongst all the Articles I find this not the worst that the Clerk of the Council should be sworn ever to preferr and to procure the poorest man his Bill and Answer And the Kings Sergeant for Council to take no money therefore Iohn Mortimer of Bishops Hatfield in the County of Hereford Knight being committed to the Tower for supposition of Treason done against H. 5. broak the Tower in the first year of this King for which breach he was indicted of Treason and thereupon the same Indictment by consent of Parliament was confirmed to be good and the same Iohn being after apprehended was at this Parliament brought against whom upon the same Indictment Judgement was given that he should be carried to the Tower drawn through London to Tibourne there to be hanged drawn and quartered his head to be set on London-bridge and his four quarters on the
c. apud Leceist 18. die Febr. Teste apud Westm. septimo die Ianuar. HUmf. Duci Gloucestriae Tho. Duci Oxon. Johanni Duci Norfolk Hen. Com. Northumb. Humfrido Com. Stafford Jacobo de Berckley Chlr. Magistro Tho. de la VVarr VVillielmo de Ferrariis de Grobie Chlr. Johanni de Welles Chlr. Johanni Baroni de Graystock Chlr. Reginal Gray de Ruthine Chlr. Johanni Latimer Chlr. Roberto de Poynings Chlr. VVillielmo Botreaux Chlr. Tho. Dacre de Gilsland Chlr. VVillielmo Harrington Chlr. Jacobo de Audley Chlr. Radulpho Cromwell Chlr. Lodovico Robessart Chlr. Ricardo Strange Chlr. Johanni le Scroop de Masham Chlr. VVillielmo Lovell de Fishmorsh Chlr. Willielmo la Zouch de Harringworth Waltero Hungerford Johanni Tibetot Chlr. Reginaldo le Warr Chlr. Tho. de Morle Chlr. Willielmo Cheyney Capitali Justiciario Rex Charissimo Avunculo suo Iohanni Duci Bedfordiae c. apud Lecester decimo Octavo die Februarii Teste apud Westm. Septimo die Ianuarii HUumf Duci Gloucest Thom. Duci Exoniae Joh. Duci Norfolk Humfrido Com. Stafford Jacobo de Berckley Chlr. Magistro Tho. de la Warr. Willielmo de Ferrariis de Grobie Chlr. Johanni de Welles Chlr. Johanni Baroni de Graystock Chlr. Reginaldo Gray de Ruthinâ— Chlr. Johanni Latimer Chlr. Roberto Poynings Chlr. VVillo Botreaux Chlr. Johan Dacre de Gilsland Chlr. Willielmo Clinton Chlr. Jacobo de Audley Chlr. Johanni Gray de Codonore Chlr. Radulpho Cromwell Chlr. Lodovico Robesart Chlr. Ricardo Strange Chlr. Johanni le Scroop de Masham Chlr. VVillielmo Lovell Chlr. VVillielmo la Zouch de Harringworth Johanni Tibetott Chlr. VValtero Hungerford Chlr. Johanni Tiptoft Chlr. No Lord Warden The Parliament holden at Leicester the eighteenth day of February in the fourth year of King Henry the Sixth BEfore the King sitting in person in the great Hall of the Castle of Leicester the Lords and Commons then being present there the Bishop of Winchester Chancellor of England declared that the Kings will was that all Estates should enjoy their liberties He then took for his Theam the words of St. Paul Sic facite ut salvi sitis the which he divided into three parts The first to God protecting the faith of the Church against the invasions of the Heretiks and Lollards the second by imparting some Counsell the third by granting liberall subsedies Of which he affirmed that three vertues and commodities would follow viz. Glory to God by protecting his faith Honour to the King by receiving sound Counsell and Peace to the Subjects by liberall granting VVherefore he willed every estate to labour herein and the Commons to choose and the next day to present their Speaker Receivers of petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of petitions for Gascoyne and other places beyond the seas and of the Isles Tryers of petitions for England c. as above Tryers of petitions for Gascoyne c. as above The King appointeth by his Letters Patents Iohn Duke of Bedford his Commissioner to prorogue and dissolve the Parliament The twenty eighth day of February the Commons presented before the King Richard Vernon Knight to be their Speaker who with the common protestation was allowed Upon the Commons misliking of the dissention between the Nobles the Duke of Bedford and other Bishops and Lords made among themselves a solemn decree that every of them should without affection hear and end the dissention between the Duke of Gloucester and the Bishop of Winchester so as neither of them should be encouraged to break the peace To which order after every of the Lords were sworn they sent the Copy thereof to the Commons The fifth day of May it was enacted that a proclamation should be made in Leicester that all such as had any Annuity fee or office of the kings grant or confirmation and were in the Town aforesaid should there appear before the King and his Councell on VVednesday ensuing to abide further direction The variance between the Duke of Gloucester and the Bishop of Winchester by their formall Instruments is compromitted to certain Bishops and Lords who by like formality make a full order between them viz. that the Bishop should first submit himself to the King which he did whereupon the Duke of Bedford in open Parliament by the Kings commandement pronounced the said Bishop excused as well of that it was said that the said Bishop had procured one to have murdered the King being Prince as the murderer confessed who was therefore drowned by the Earl of Arundell as also of that it was said that the said Bishop should counsell and have procured H. 5. being Prince to have deprived H. 4. his Father Besides that they awarded that the said Bishop should acknowledge to the said Duke of Gloucester an offence and by his submission to pray his favour and that the Duke should promise the same and that in token thereof either of them should take the other by the hand which was done The thirteenth day of March the Bishop of Winchester for sundry causes prayeth to be discharged of the great seal whereof by common consent he was discharged The Bishop of Bath Treasurer of England was of his office also discharged The eighteenth of March Iohn Bishop of Bath and Welles late Treasurer of England by a Writ of the privy seal delivered to the Duke of Bedford the Kings great seal of gold in a leather bagg the which the Duke took and shewed openly and so sealed with his own seal and after delivered the same to Iohn Bishop of London Chancellor of England The Bishop of Durham by vertue of a privy seal to him directed delivered the last VVill and Testament with a Codicell thereto annexed of H. 5. which was sealed with the great and privy seales and the privy signet to the Lords of the privy Councell who delivered the same over safely to be kept to Mr. VVilliam Alenwick keeper of the privy seal It is enacted that the Lords of the Councell shall have full power to bind the King his heirs and successors to his Creditors by one assurance for the summe of 40000 l. At the petition of the Earl of Huntington the King by common consent releaseth to Lewes of Burbon Earl of Vandesme all the arrearages of his ransome being taken at Agincourt field The Duke of Bedford who had the keeping of the Castle at Barwick to him and his heirs males with the fee of 500 marks hath licence by common consent to appoint a Deputy there under him during his life at the Kings pleasure It is enacted that any of the feoffees of H. 5. may take the homage of fealty of any tenants holding of them It is enacted that the Kings Councell by authority of Parliament shall
have power to end all such bills as are not ended by Parliament It is decreed by Common assent of the Lords that the late subsedy of Tonnage and Poundage granted to the King ought simply to be payed notwithstanding any condition The twentieth day of March before the Lords and Commons the Bishop of London Chancellor of England by the Kings Commissaries commandement prorogued the Parliament from the same day unto the Monday next after the feast of St. George at Leicester aforesaid The first day of Iune the Commons by assent of the Bishops and Lords granted to the King the like subsedy of VVools c. Tonnage and Poundage for two yeares as in c. The King by Common assent granteth by his Letters Patents that the Prior of St. Trinity in York being a Cell of the Abbey of Meremaster in France should be Denizens The King granteth to Thomas Cornish of Uxbridge in the County of Middlesex a pardon for stealing of Muttons At the request of the Merchants of Hauns the King according to their liberties appointeth to them one of the Aldermen of London by name to be a Judge between party and party of the same Company of the Hauns in all sutes and that within one moneth after the death or leaving over of any such Alderman there be appointed to them one other Alderman to supply the same Petitions of the Commons with their Answers UPon motion of the Commons it was granted that all such Merchants as had payed subsedy for their wools and could prove before the Councell that the same or any part thereof were perished that then he should shipp so much without Custome That no man do make any Advowson Presentation Collation or induction to any Alien of any Benefice or Ecclesiasticall dignity on pain of the praemunire The King will be advised The like motion and answer as An. 3. H. 6. tit 39. That every Patron may newly present for the Non-residence of the Incumbent The Bishops have promised to take order therein The print against Bribery of Sheriffs cap. 1. agreeth with the record That all strangers being within the realm about Queen Ioan may depart out of the realm The Statutes therefore made shall be observed That the Chancellor of England for the time being may for reasonable fines grant Licences to the Kings Tenants holding in Chief to alien their lands and to the Kings widowes to marry their selves according to their ancient Custome The King will be advised The print touching the misprision of Clarks of the Kings Court cap. 3. agreeth with the record The print touching Knights of the Parliament cap. 4. agreeth with the record The print touching transporting of victualls cap. 5. agreeth with the record The print touching Assize and protections cap. 2. agreeth with the record Anno Sexto Henrici Sexti Rex c. Charissimo Avunculo suo Humfrido Duci Gloucestriae salt apud Westm Quindena Michaelis Teste Rege apud Westm. quinto die Iulii IOhanni Duci Bedfordiae Hen. Com. Northumber Johanni Com. Huntington Humf. Com. Stafford Ricardo Com. Warr. Jacobo de Berckley Chlr. Magistro Tho. de la Warr. VVillielmo de Ferrariis de Grobie Chlr. Reginaldo Gray de Ruthine Chlr. Johanni de Welles Chlr. Johanni Baroni de Graystock Chlr. Johanni Latimer Chlr. Roberto Poynings Chlr. VVillielmo Botreaux Chlr. Tho. Dacre de Gilsland Chlr. Willielmo de Harrington Chlr. Jacobo de Audley Chlr. Radulpho Cromwell Chlr. Lodovico Robesart Chlr. Ricardo Strange Chlr. Johanni le Scroop de Masham Chlr. VVillielm Lovell de Fishmerch Chlr. Willielmo la Zouch de Harringworth Waltero Hungerford Chlr. Johanni Tibitott Chlr. Reginaldo le Warr. Chlr. Tho. de Morley Chlr. Willielmo Cheyney Capipitali Justiciario Rex Charissimo Avunculo suo Humfrido Duci Gloucestriae c. apud Westm. Quindena Michaelis Teste Rege apud Westm. decimo tertio die Iulii IOhanni Duci Norfolciae Hen. Com. Northumb. Johanni Com. Huntington Humfrido Com. Stafford Ricardo Com. Sarum Joh. Com. Oxoniae Radulpho Com. VVestmerland Ricardo Com. Warr. Jacobo de Berckley Chlr. Willielmo de Ferrariis de Grobie Chlr. Johanni de Welles Chlr. Johanni Baroni de Graystock Chlr. Reginaldo Gray de Ruthine Chlr. Johanni Latimer Chlr. Roberto Poynings Chlr. Willielmo Botreaux Chlr. Tho Dacre de Gilsland Chlr. VVillielmo de Harrington Chlr. Jacobo Audley Chlr. Radulpho Cromwell Chlr. Lodovico Robesart Chlr. Ricardo Strange Chlr. Johanni Scroop de Masham Chlr. VVillielmo Lovell de Fishmersh Chlr. Willielmo la Zouch de Harringworth Chlr. VValtero Hungerford Chlr. Johanni Tibitott Chlr. Reginaldo la Warr. Chlr. Radulpho Morley Chlr. Johanni Arundell de Arundell Chlr. Johanni Gray de Codonore Chlr. Tho. Roos de Hamelake Chlr. Waltero Fitz-walter Chlr. Willielmo Fitz-hugh Chlr. The Parliament holden at Westminster in the Quindene of St. Michael in the Sixth year of Henry the Sixth IN the Quindene of St. Michael being the thirteenth day of October before the King sitting in the Chamber de pinct the Lords and Commons being present Iohn Arch Bishop of York being Chancellor of England declared the cause of the Parliament taking for his Theam Machab. 2. cap. 4. Sine providentia regali impossibile est pacem regibus dare wherein he noted two points the one the duty of the Prince towards the Subjects the other the duty of the Subjects towards the Prince To the first he affirmed three things to belong viz. That the Subjects should be kept from forein Invasion that Peace might be kept within the realm and that Justice should be indifferently ministred And that three things belonged to the Subjects viz. First largely to relieve the Prince in cases of defence In peace readily to obey all Magistrates And humbly to submit himself to the lawes The which the better to accomplish the King had assembled the same Parliament whereby he also would that all Estates should enjoy their liberties And for expedition herein he willed the Commons to make choice and presentation of their Speaker the next day to the King accordingly Receivers of Petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of Petitions for Gascoyne and other places beyond the Seas and of the Isles Tryers of Petitions for England c. as above Tryers of Petitions for Gascoyne c. as above On the fifteenth day of October the Commons presented before the King and Lords Iohn Tirrill Esq to be their Speaker whose excuse made and not allowed he with the common protestation was liked The Chancellor by the appointment of the Duke of Gloucester to whom the Kings Letters Patents were made for proroguing the Parliament did the same prorogue from the eighth day
record A motion touching the pardon of H. 5. of no great force That the Statute made Anno 3 H. 6. tit 44. touching the river of Ley may be observed with this adjunct that all Bayliffs and other Officers within the precinct of the same do attend upon the Justices and that the Justices for every of their Sessions may have like fees as Justices of peace have The Statutes therefore made shall be observed That all the Statutes touching the Staple may be confirmed and that no licenses be granted That all men may have their free passage in Dragges and Floats upon the river of Severn without any thing paying therefore The King will be advised The print touching the Commission of Sewers cap. 5. agreeth with the record The print touching the shipping of Merchants cap. 6. agreeth with the record It is enacted that the Lords of the Councell shall have power to end all petitions not ended by Parliament by the advice of the Justices Whereof sundry bills and petitions the twenty fifth day of Iune were by certain of the Lords there named in the Starr-chamber answered and endorsed Anno Octavo Henrici Sexti The Parliament holden at Westminster the day next after the Feast of St. Matthew in the Eighth year of King Henry the Sixth ON Thursday being the next day after St. Matthew the twentieth day of September before the king himself then sitting in the Chair of Estate in the Chamber de pinct the Lords and Commons being there present Iohn Arch-Bishop of York and Chancellor of England declared learnedly the cause of the same Parliament taking for his Theam Luke 11. Quomodo stabit regnum c. The which text as to the realm of England he divided into two parts the one by way of admiration the other by way of question He noted causes three viz. want of Faith the which was the root of all vice Eò quod sine side impossibile est placere Deo the second the want of due Fear being the author of every good mind Nam qui nihil timet negliget the third for want of upright Justice being the pillar of every Kingdome namely ex Iustitia sequitur pax ex pace rerum abundantia maxime procreatur In place of which three vertues he shewed that within this realm three vices reigned namely Infidelity by errors and heresies Obstinacy instead of fear and Oppression in place of Justice Through Infidelity he shewed how Iean and the late Kingdome of Bohemia were destroyed Fear he divided into two parts the one spirituall and vertuous as fearing God and man for God the other carnall and vicious as whereby murmure and rebellion spring which procured destruction such as happened to Chore Dathan and Abiram Numb 16. He also proveth that for oppression ensued transferring of kingdomes according to Eccles. 10. regnum alienum in regnum transfertur propter inâ—usâ—icias injurias So farre to the first by way of admiration to the second by way of question He affirmed that if true Faith due Fear and upright Justice might be restored there was then no doubt but that this kingdome should flourish He further sheweth that as the Prince was bound to defend the Subjects and to keep peace so ought the Subjects to minister to the Prince liberally of their goods to the atchieving of the same to which end the same Parliament was called wherefore he willed the Commons to choose and to present their Speaker the next day unto the King Receivers of petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of petitions for Gascoyne and other places beyond the seas and of the Isles Tryers of petitions for England c. as above Tryers of petitions for Gascoyne c. as above On Friday the second day of the Parliament the Commons by certain of their fellowes declared unto the Lords how they had chosen one William Allington Esquire to be their Speaker and required respite for presenting of him untill the Monday following which was granted On Monday the sixteenth of September the Commons presented before the king and Lords the aforesaid William whose excuse being refused he with the common protestation was allowed The twelfth day of December the Commons by the assent of the Bishops and Lords granted to the King one whole Desme and one fifteen to be levyed of the laity It was enacted that the King and his Councell should treat with the Duke of Burbon touching his ransome For that the King the sixth day of November in this present year in the day of Coronation had taken upon him the protection and defence of this realm It seemeth good to the Bishops and Lords upon good advise that the name and power of Protector and Defendor granted to the Dukes of Bedford and Gloucester should from the same day of Coronation utterly cease and that they the said Dukes should have the name of principall Counsellors any order to the contrary notwithstanding the which name of Protector and Defender as touching his own person the Duke of Bedford in full Parliament did release so alwayes as the same should not hurt the title of Duke of Bedford The twenty ninth day of December the Commons at the Contemplation of Henry Bishop of Winchester and new made Cardinall granted one other Desme and fifteen to be levied of the laity Note the title of the said Cardinall is as followeth Reverendissimus in Christo Pater Dominus Henricus permissione divina titl Sancti Eusebii Presbyterii Cardinalis de Anglia nuncupatus The same Commons do also grant to the King Tonnage and Poundage to continue unto the next Parliament The Chancellor by the Kings commandement declareth how that the King by the assent of the Bishops and Lords had prorogued the same Parliament from the said twentieth day of December unto the Monday next after the feast of St. Hillary then ensuing at Westminster aforesaid For that no Cardinall is to be of any Kings Councell but at his own pleasure the Bishops and Lords assented that humble request should be made to the said Cardinall to vouchsafe to be made of the Councill with this protestation that the said Cardinall should absent himself in all affaires and Councills of the King wherein the Pope or See of Rome was touched upon which request â—o made the Cardinall took upon him the same in form aforesaid The King by common consent hath given to the Lord Talbot being prisoner in France as towards his importable ransome Sir William Bircham Knight a French Prisoner if that the same Sr. William were not to be impeached for the death of the Duke of Burgundy And it
the record The print touching subtil dealing in Thrumms cap. 23. agreeth with the record The print for payment in gold by Merchants Aliens cap. 24. agreeth with the record The print touching Assize for lands within Franchises cap. 26. agreeth with the record The print for the continuance of the Mayor of the Staple in his Office cap. 25. agreeth with the record Certain Petitions were committed to the Council by them to be determined Where the Prior of Lantham in Ireland had removed an erronious Judgement given in the Parliament in to the Kings Bench here which could not end the same he therefore prayeth to have the same ended in this Parliament whereto no answer was made Of the 28. and 29. in print this record maketh no mention Anno Nono Henrici Sexti Rex c. Humf. Duci Gloucest c. apud Westm. die Veneris ante festum Sancti Hillarii Teste Humf. Duce Gloucest Custode Agliae apud Westm. Vicesimo septimo die Novembris HEn Com. Northumb. Ricardo Com. Sarum Joh. Com. Oxoniae Radulpho Com. VVestmerland Willielmo Com. Suff. Jacobo de Berckley Chlr. VVillielmo de Ferrariis de Grobie Chlr. Reginaldo Gray de Ruthine Chlr. Ricardo Strange Chlr. Johanni Baroni de Graystock Chlr. Johanni Latimer Chlr. Roberto Poynings Chlr. VVillielmo Botreaux Chlr. Tho. Dacre de Gilsland Chlr. Willielmo de Harrington Chlr. Jacobo de Audley Chlr. Radulpho Cromwell Chlr. Johanni le Scroop de Masham Chlr. Willielmo la Zouch de Harringworth Chlr. Waltero Hungerford Chlr. Johanni Tiptoft Chlr. Hen. Gray de Codonore Chlr. Waltero Fitz-walter Chlr. Willielmo de Clinton Chlr. Willielmo de Nevill Chlr. Noe Lord Warden The Parliament holden at VVestminster the Friday next before the Feast of St. Hillary in the ninth year of Henry the sixth ON the same Friday being the 12. day of Ianuary the noble Prince Humfrey Duke of Gloucester being Keeper of England sitting in royal estate in the Chamber de pinct many the Lords him there assisting and the Commons being there present for that Iohn Archbishop of York Chancellor of England who by vertue of his office ought to have declared the cause of the said Parliament by grievous sickness was unable to do the same the said Duke appointed William Linwood Doctor of the Law to do the same who did so taking his Theam Firmabitur solium regni ejus 1 Parab 22. Upon which he shewed how that the State and seat of the King might and ought to be established by a tripple vertue The first by unity the second by Peace and the third by Justice Unity he divided into three parts viz. Collectivam as in scraping goods together the other Constitutivam as in the comparison of sundry members in mans body the third Consentaneam as in the union of every mystical or body politique Peace he made three-fold viz. Peace Monastical which every man over himself hath Aeconomical as touching the governance over his houshold and Political whereby the Kings estate is most assured Justice he divided into three parts the first by every Subjects due obedience uuto the Magistrates the second by counselling his Neighbours and equals the third by relieving the poor for that the same Unity was divided within the realm by whisperers and misdemeanors whereby utter subversion was like to ensue the King hath called the same Parliament for amending of the same Whereby the Kings full mind was that every estate should enjoy all their due liberties wherefore he willed the Commons to choose their Speaker and the next day to present him to the Keeper aforesaid Receivers of petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of petitions for Gascoyne and other places beyond the seas and of the Isles Tryers of petitions for England c. as above Tryers of petitions for Gascoyne c. as above The Commons the 13th day of Ianuary made a report of their Speaker as in the last Parliament tit 9. On Monday the fifteenth of Ianuary the Commons presented before the Keeper and Lords aforesaid Iohn Tirrell Esquire to be their Speaker whose excuse being refused he with his Protestation was allowed The King by his Letters Patents granteth a safe conduct to Mr. Iohn Okilith an Irish-man to come to the presence of the King and his Council Is it to be noted that to this time and long after there came no Ambassadour into this realm before such time as they had the like safe conduct The grant of one Desme and one Fifteen and of a third of both A grant of Tonnage and Poundage for two years with the subâ—idy of like value of all Merchants strangers over and above the said Tonnage and Poundage The Commons also grant to the King that every lay person holding by a whole Knights fee shall pay to the King 20 s. and so according to the value under or over and so of the Clergy for lands purchased since the 20 E. 1. That all other persons having any hereditaments to the value of 20 l. over all reprises not holden as above shall pay unto the King 20 s. and so according to the rate Where Sir Iohn Poultney Knight late Lord Mayor of London gave to the Master of Corpus Christi Chapel besides the Chapel of St. Lawrence in Candleweek-street certain houses to pay yearly 53 s. 4 d. to the prisoners of Newgate It is enacted that the Mayor and Chamberlain for the time being shall distrain for the same Of the same Poultney the Church of St. Lawrence aforesaid to this day is called St. Lawrence Poultney It is enacted that the Prior of Christs-Church in Canterbury shall enjoy for ever and distrain for 20 s. quit-rent going out of the Tenement some time Robert le Panners in the Parish of St. Martin of Ludgate It is enacted that certain of the Kings bloud there named should intreat a peace with the Dolphin of France Lewis Iohn of Thorndon in the County of Essex Esquire prayeth that he be not impeached of any outlawry pronounced against one Lewis Iohn of the West being outlawed before the Statute of Additions the which was granted It is enacted that Rice ap Madock a Welshman should have the Kings Letters Patents to be made a Denizen Authority is given to the Chancellor of England to end the sute between Lewin le Clarke Burgess of Gaunt and William Brampton of Chestervile in Derby touching a bargain of wooll It is enacted that Iohn Tiptoft and Powis shall have in fee 6 l. 13 s. 4 d. out of the 12 l which the Prior of Huntington doth yearly pay to the King for the Manor of Hereford next Huntington and that the said Lord and his heirs may distrain therefore in the
made to continue for ever That Prohibitions and Attachments may be had upon the Statute of 45 E. 3. against Parsons suing for Tith wood above the age of 20. years The Statutes therefore provided shall be observed The print touching Exigents upon Indictments or Appeals cap. 6. agreeth with the record in effect but not in form That no person within the County of Lancaster being outlawed doe therefore lose any goods other than be in the said County nor thereby disabled but in the same County The King will be advised That such religious persons as are contained in the 9 H. 6. tit 44. may barr the Plaintiff in those Courts where the Plaintiff is twice non-suted in such cases as these religious persons offered to wage their law The King will be advised That the Plaintiff in Attaint may recover his damage as well against the petty Jury or every of them as the Tenant of the land and none on pain be returned in an Attaint unless he may dispend in the same shire five pounds The King will be advised At the Petitions of the Commons the King for certain doubts utterly releaseth the Subsidy granted 9 H. 6. tit 15. so as there be no mention made of the same The print touching the forfeiture of Staple-ware cap. 7. agreeth with the record Ioane Beauchamp Lady of Burgavenie being bound in the Chancery with sureties by recognizance in 1200 marks for keeping the peace towards one Nicholas Burdett was after upon a scire fac out of the Kings Bench upon the same Recognizance condemned for procuring certain there named to beat one Smith the which judgement for certain errors she requireth to be reversed the errors are well assigned and day given to her to have Judgement at the next Parliament Vide 11 H. 6. tit 40. Note well the errors as wherein is a great part of learning as well touching the recognizance as the processe and issue thereupon joyned Anno Vndecimo Henrici Sexti Rex c. Iohanni Duci Bedfordiae c. apud Westm. octavo die Iulii Teste Rege apud Westm. vicesimo quarto Maii. HUmf. Duci Gloucestriae Ricardo Duci Ebor. Hen. Com. Northumb. Ricardo Com. Sarum Ricardo Com. Warr. Johanni Com. Oxoniae Radulpho Com. Westmerland Willielmo Com. Suff. Jacobo Berckley Chlr. Willielmo de Ferrariis de Grobie Chlr. Reginaldo Gray de Ruthine Chlr. Ricardo Strange Chlr. Georgio Latimer Chlr. Johanni Baroni de Graystock Chlr. Roberto Poynings Chlr. VVill. Botreaux Chlr. Tho. Dacre de Gilsland Chlr. VVill. Harrington Chlr. Jacobo de Audley Chlr. Radulpho de Cromwell Chlr. Johanni le Scroope de Masham Chlr. VVillielmo la Zouch Chlr. VValtero Hungerford Chlr Johanni Tipetoft Chlr. Hen. Gray de Codonore Chlr. Willielmo Fits-hugh Chlr. Willielmo de Nevill Chlr. VVillielmo de Lovell Chlr. Johanni de Morley Chlr. Leoni de Welles Chlr. Reginaldo West Chlr. Johanni Beamont Chlr. Johanni Cornwall Chlr. Johanni Talbott No Lord Warden The Parliament holden at Westminster the eighth day of Iuly in the Eleventh year of King Henry the Sixth IN the presence of the King then sitting in the Chair of State in the Chamber de pinct and of the Dukes of Bedford Gloucester Bishops Lords and Commons Iohn Bishop of Bath and Wells Chancellour of England by the Kings commandment declared the cause of the Parliament taking for his Theam Suscipiant montes pacem populo colles justiciam The which he divided into three parts according to the three estates by the hills he understood Bishops Lords and Magistrates by the little hills he meant Knights Esquires and Merchants by the people he meant Husbandmen Artificers and Labourers By the which three Estates by sundry authorities and examples he learnedly proved that a triple political vertue ought to belong viz. To the first unity peace and concord without feigning To the second equity consideration and upright Justice without maintenance To the third a due obeysance to the King his Laws and Magistrates without grudging By which he affirmed that infinite blessings and great commodities would follow this Realm and for that the same Assembly was called as a mean by conference to purchase the same he willed the Commons to make choice of and the next day to present their Speaker to the King giving them further to understand he would them to enjoy all their liberties Receivers of Petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of Petitions for Gascoyn and other places beyond the Seas and of the Isles Tryers of Petitions for England c. as above Tryers of Petitions for Gascoyne c. as above The 11th day of July the Commons presented unto the King Roger Hunt Esq to be their Speaker whose excuse being refused he with the common protestation was allowed The 13th day of Iuly the Duke of Bedford declared before the King and Lords that for two causes he came to the Kings presence from beyond Seas the one for the safeguard of the Kings person and the other to purge himselfe for that it was bruited that the Kings losses in France and Normandy came by his default and negligence upon whose offer to try the same the Chancellour by the Kings commandment pronounced that the King took him to be his true and faithfull leige and most dear Uncle and for his coming gave him most hearty thanks The 13 day of August for that the Plague began to spring in London the Chancellour by the Kings commandment in the presence of him and of the three estates gave thanks to them and prorogued the same Parliament from the same day unto the fifteenth day after St. Michael ensuing at Westminster The same day for that the King wanted treasure to find his house unto the next Parliament it was ordered that the Treasurer of England should stay in his hands 2000 l. The third day of November the Speaker presented unto the King and Lords a president of E. 2. whereby he commanded the Clergy to pronounce sentence of Excommunication against the offenders whereof he wished the like execuâ—ion the King taketh the President and promiseth to be advised thereupon He also presented unto the King and Lords one Article among others established in Anno 8 H. 6. That no Nobleman or other should retain in his service any offender of the Law or maintain any title or quarrel The which Article all the Lords and Bishops there named were sworn before the King to maintain The thirteenth day of November the Duke of Bedford by the appointment of the King and Lords took oath of all the Commons House to perform the Article aforesaid The twenty fourth day of November the Commons coming before the King and Lords by their
take Recognizance and enjoy the like liberty as the Port of Southampton hath any Statute or Ordinance to the contrary notwithstanding It is enacted that Iohn Radcliff Knight Steward of Guienne who by the Kings warrants should be payed certain summs out of the Port of Melcombe should now be paid out of the Port of Poole Ioane Beauchamp Lady of Burgaveny to whom day was given unto this Parliament as in Anno 10 H. 6. tit 52. may appear payeth to the King one thousand pounds for the relief of her and her sureties bound for the peace the which is granted The one and twentieth of December the Bishops and Lords of the Kings Council were demanded whether they would attend The Cardinal the two Archbishops the Bishops of Ely and Lincoln answered yea when they could all the other promised absolutely to attend Petitions of the Commons with their Answers THe print touching the impannelling of men dwelling upon the Stewes cap. 1. agreeth with the record A motion that Iohn Carpenter of Bridham in the County of Sussex who cut the throat of Isabel his wife and then ripped up her womb to see whether she were with child might therefore have Iudgement to be hanged drawn and quartered For that the same seemeth to be against the liberties of the Church the King will be advised The print touching the naming of Sheriffs in writs of Assize by collusion cap. 2. agreeth with the record The print touching Assize against Pernors of the profits cap. 3. agreeth with the record That such Scots and Britains as shall sue in the Admirals Court for restitution of their goods may be bound to Englishmen for their goods taken The King will be advised The print for damages of the Plaintiff in attaint cap. 4. agreeth with the record The print touching Actions of waste against the Pernors of the profits cap. 5. agreeth with the record The print touching Commissioners of the Peace cap. 6. agreeth with the record The Stewards of base Courts do admit such Counsel learned as any party grieved shall bring before them There is sufficient remedy at the Common Law That no Alien be a Broaker or use Broakage within the realm on pain of 12 l. for every offence The King will be advised That no Merchant Alien doe buy any Merchandize of any Englishman without present pay on pain to forfeit the same The King will be advised The print touching Indictments in Sheriffs turns cap. 7. agreeth with the record The print touching weights and measures cap. 8. agreeth with the record The like motion and answer as in the last Parliament tit 45. The print touching Alnage of Clothes cap. 9. agreeth with the record That some plain Declaration may be made touching lands purchased and held of the honour of Bolony and Pernel The Kings Council by authority hereof shall have power to make the same That the Statutes made Anno 2 H. 5. touching breakers of leagues as concerning the North parts may be revoked and the same committed to the Wardens of the Marches The Statutes aforesaid shall be observed The print touching pursute of Scire facias by the recognizance of Statutes of the Staple cap. 10. agreeth with the record The print touching affrayes done upon Lords or the Commons coming to the Parliament cap. 11. agreeth with the rcord The print touching Wax-chandlers cap. 12. agreeth with the record An order devised that in every Town certain may be appointed to see that Merchants Aliens should without collusion sell their wares within three months after the landing of the same and that they should exhange no money over The King will be advised The print touching the Act confirmed made Anno 8 H. 6. for selling of wares at Callice cap. 13. agreeth with record The print touching shipping in Creeks cap. 14. agreeth with the record That the Feoffees of H. 5. may see such of the Kings debts paid as are due in the office of the Clerk of the Ordinance The King will be advised The print touching imbezelling of the Kings Customs by the Customers cap. 15. agreeth with the record The print touching blank scrolls of Customers cap. 16. agreeth with the record That all French prisoners as well hostages as others being within the realm without the Kings safe conduct their keeper or host may be by any Englishman taken and ransomed as his prisoner considering that the English men be so served in France The King by advice will provide therefore It is enacted that all the Lords Knights Esquires Yeomen and persons through the realm should by special Commissions swear to perform the Article expressed before tit 14. Anno Duodecimo Henrici Sexti Rex Henric. Com. Northumb. c. apud Westm. octavo die Iulii deinde prorogatur usque Reding Quindena Michaelis Teste Rege apud Westm. primo die Novembris RIcardo Com. Sarum Radulpho Com. VVestmerland Jacobo de Berckley Chlr. Reginal Gray de Ruthine Chlr. Ricardo Strange Chlr. Georgio Latimer Chlr. Johanni Baroni de Graystock Chlr. Willielmo Botreaux Chlr. Tho. Dacre de Gilsland Chlr. Willielmo de Harrington Chlr. Jacobo de Audley Chlr. Hen. Gray de Codonore Chlr. VVillielmo Fitz-Hugh Chlr. VVillielmo de Nevill Chlr. Reginaldo VVest Chlr. No Lord VVarden by name Anno Decimo Quarto Henrici Sexti Rex c. Charissimo Avunculo suo Ioh. Duci Bedfordiae c. apud Westminster decimo die Octobris Teste Rege apud Westm. Quinto die Iulii Anno Dom. 1435. HUmfrido Duci Gloucestriae Ricardo Duci Ebor. Hen. Com. Northumb. Ricardo Com. Sarum Ricardo Com. Warr. Joh. Com. Oxoniae Johanni Com. Huntington Radulpho Com. VVestmerland Willielmo Com. Suff. Hen. Burchier Com. Jacobo Berckley Chlr. VVillielmo de Ferrariis de Grobie Chlr. Reginaldo Gray de Ruthine Chlr. Ricardo Strange Chlr. Georgio Latimer Chlr. Johanni Baroni de Graystock Chlr. Roberto Poynings Chlr. VVillielmo Botreaux Chlr. Tho de Dacre Chlr. VVillielmo Harrington Chlr. Jacobo de Audley Chlr. Radulpho Cromwell Chlr. Johanni le Scroop de Masham Chlr. Willielmo la Zouch de Harringworth Chlr. Waltero Hungerford Chlr. Johanni Tibitot Chlr. Hen. Gray de Codonore Chlr. Willielmo Fitz-Hugh Chlr. Willielmo de Nevillâ— Chlr. VVillielmo de Lovell Chlr. Tho. de Morley Chlr. Leoni de Welles Chlr. Reginaldo VVest Chlr. Johanni Beamont Chlr. Johanni Cromwell Chlr. Johanni Talbot Chlr. Willielmo Cheperney Capitali Justiciario The Parliament holden at Westminster the tenth day of October in the fourteenth year of the reign of King Henry the Sixth ON the tenth day of October the Bishop of Bath and Wells Chancellour of England in the presence of the King sitting in the Chair of Estate in the Chamber de
the Lords there named in the Star-chamber The print touching Guilds and Fraternities cap. 6. agreeth with the record The print touching the Wapentake of Stancliffe in Yorkshire cap. 7. agreeth with the record The print touching the carriage of Staple wares not Customed cap. 8. agreeth with the record Upon a private Petition of Iohn Norton and Walter Norton of Bristol Gent. against Thomas Stamford being condemned at their Sute in 400 marks he might therefore continue prisoner in the Fleet and not in the Kings Bench which was granted Anno Decimo Octavo Henrici Sexti Rex c. Humfrido Duci Gloucestriae apud VVestm Cro. Martini c. Teste apud Gilford vicessimo sexto die Septembris RIcardo Duci Ebor. Johanni Duci Norfolk Hen. Com. Northumb. Johanni Com. Oxoniae Radulpho Com. Westmerland Humfrido Com. Stafford Johanni Com. Somerset Tho. Com. Devon Jacobo de Berckley Chlr. Willielmo de Ferrariis de Grobie Chlr. Reginaldo Gray de Ruthine Chlr. Ricardo Strange Chlr. Johanni Tiptoft Chlr. Georgio Latimer Chlr. Radulpho Baroni de Graystock Chlr. Roberto Poynings Chlr. VVill. Botreaux Chlr. Tho. Dacre de Gilsland Chlr. VVill. de Harrington Chlr. Jacobo de Audley Chlr. Radulpho de Cromwell Chlr. Johanni le Scroope de Masham Chlr. Willielmo Zouch de Harringworth Chlr. VValtero Hungerford Chlr. Hen. Gray de Codonore Chlr. Willielmo Fitz-hugh Chlr. Willielmo de Nevill Chlr. VVillielmo de Lovell Chlr. Lionelli de Welles Chlr. Reginaldo West Chlr. Johanni Beamont Chlr. Johanni Cornwall Chlr. Henrico Bourchier Chlr. Roberto Willoughby Chlr. No Lord Warden The Parliament holden at Westminster the morrow after St. Martin in the Eighteenth year of King Henry the Sixth THe Bishop of Bath and Wells in the presence of the King Lords and Commons by the Kings commandment declared the cause of the Parliament and took for his Theam Matth. 2. Adaperiat Dominus Cor nostrum in lege suà in praeceptis suis faciat pacem c. Wherin he gathered two special points The first What great desire every Christian ought to have to the reformation of this life by the only means of God who against all hardness was to bend and incline his heart to his Laws and Commandements The second what thirst every sick Christian ought to have to crave and seek peace after his manifold conflicts and Battails in this world Touching the first that God should open the heart and not the hearts sith that the words were spoken to the Children of Israel he noted thereby was meant a mystical unity according to the 2 Iudic. Convenit universus Israel ad Civitatem quasi homo unus eademque mente unoque consilio which being spoken unto them was left for our learning that we might follow the same and might attain to true peace To the 2d by that word Israel is understood their estates namely of the Prince of Nobles or power and of wisdom all which if they the same agreed in unity there was no doubt but peace of body and soul would ensue For the atchieving whereof he affirmed the same Parliament to be called and remembring them that the King would all estates to enjoy their liberties he willed the Commons to choose and the next day to present their Speaker to the King Receivers of Petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of Petitions for Gascoyne and other places beyond the Seas and of the Isles Tryers of Petitions for England c. as above Tryers of Petitions for Gascoyne c. as above The second day of the Parliament the Commons notified to the Lords the election of their Speaker The third day of the Parliament the Commons presented to the King William Tresham Esquire to be their Speaker whose excuse refused he with the common protestation was allowed The one and twentieth day of the December the Chancellour by the Kings commandment declared to the Lords and Commons how that the King had prorogued the Parliament from the same day unto the day after St. Hilary at the Town of Reding to be holden One Desme and one Fifteen and one half of one fifteen is granted to belevied of the Laity in such form as Anno 4 H. 6. tit 13. A Subsidy of Wools granted to the King for 3 years as Anno 14 H. 6. tit 14. only there was six shillings eight pence raised upon the Aliens Tonnage and Poundage The Commons also granted to the King that all Aliens not Denizens within the Realm shall pay unto the King yearly sixteen pence being an Housholder and being none six pence There is authority given to the Treasurer of England and others to make assurance to the Kings Creditors for 100000 l. An order is taken for the payment of the Kings debts for the provision of his houshold There is authority committed to the Kings Council to take order touching Purveyors For that Gilbert Hore Sheriff for the County of Cambridge had made no return for the Knights of the said County it was ordered that he should goe to a new election and make proclamation that no person should come armed thereunto The King requireth the Feoffees of H. 5. namely the Cardinal and others of the whole Dutchy of Lancaster to make payment of such debts as were due for the charges of his houshold The Cardinal granteth thereunto but upon such reasonable conditions as is marvellous to see It is enacted by the whole Estates that the Lords of the Kings Council shall take such Order for the Petition of the men of Plymouth as to them shall seem best For the payment of 9 l. 3 s. 4 d. by the Master of Corpus Christi Chapel in St. Laurence Poultney given by Sir Iohn Poultney Knight to a Chantery in Pauls and for 20 l. yearly by the Master to the three massing priests in Pauls the like remedy is granted to the Dean of Pauls and Mayor of London as Anno 9. H. 6. tit 16. Debate was between the Dean of Lincoln on the one party and the Chapter of the same on the other party either of them bound themselves to abide the order of the Bishop of Lincoln the Bishop made an order that if any singular person break any of the orders he should pay 20 l. to the reparation of Lincoln Church now therefore it is enacted that for every such breach the Bishop and his Successors shall recover the same 20 l. by action of debt The Kings Letters Patents made to the Prior and Covent of St. Oswalds of Mostell in the Dutchy of Lancaster of the Advowson of the Hospitall of St. Nicolls in Pontfract and license to appropriate the same are confirmed by the whole Estates The Archbishop of Roan to whom the Pope at the death of the Bishop
those times far doth swarve from the guise now which is so far from kissing the Prince as in doing the same they do not so much as see the Prince That no Italian or other Merchant beyond the Streight of Moroccoe bring no other Merchandise within the Realm other than are growing in the same their Countries and that for good reasons in the record The King will be advised That all spiceries sold in any Port within the realm by any Merchants strangers be as clear garbelled as the same is in London upon pain to forfeit the same The King will be advised It is enacted that the fourth part of the Desme and fifteenth shall be payed to the Treasurer of the Kings houshould therewith all to make ready pay for the Kings purveyance And by the same Act it appeareth that the Revennues of the Dutchies of Lancaster and Cornwall should be imployed to the present payment of the kings purveyance for the houshold The print touching Captaiâ—s abating of Souldiers wages cap. 18. agreeth with the record The print touching souldiers going away from their Captains cap. 19. agreeth with the record Of the print cap. 3. for transporting of butter and cheese there is no mention made in the record Anno Decimo Octavo Henrici Sexti HUmfrey Duke of Gloucester Richard Duke of York John Duke of Norfolk Hen. Earl of Northumberland John Earl of Oxford Ralph Earl of Westmerland Humfrey Earl of Stafford John Earl of Somerset Tho. Earl of Devon James Lo. Berckley VVilliam Lo. Ferrers of Grobie Leonard Lo. Gray of Ruthin Richard Lo. Strange George Lo. Latimer Ralph Lo. Graystockeâ— Robert Lo. Poynings VVilliam Lo. Botreaux Thomas Lo. Dacre of Gilsland VVilliam Lo. Harrington John Lo. Audley Ralph Lo. Cromwell John Lo. Scroop of Masham William Lo. Zouch of Harringworth VValter Lo. Hungerford John Lo. Tiptoft Henry Lo. Gray of Codonore Robert Lo. Willoughbie William Lo. Fitz-hugh William Lo. Nevell William Lo. Lovell Leonard Lo. Welles Reynald VVest Chlr. John Lo. Beomont John Lo. Cromwell Henry Lo. Bourchier Thomas Lo. Clifford Anno Vicessimo Henrici Sexti Rex Humf. Duci Gloucest c. apud Westm. die Conversionis Sancti Pauli Teste apud Manerium nostrum de Schens tertio die Decembris RIcardo Duci Ebor. Johanni Duci Norsolk Johanni Com. Huntington Hen. Com. Northumb. Humâ—rido Com. Stafford Tho. Com. Devon Willielmo Com. Arundel Iohanni Com. Somerset Edoardo Com. Dorset Radul Com. VVestmerland Ricardo Com. Sarum Johanni Com. Oxoniae Willielmo Com. Suffolciae Jacobo Berckley Chlr. VVillielmo de Ferrariis de Grobie Chlr. Edoardo de Gray de Râ—thin Chlr. Ricardo Strange Chlr. Johanni Tiptoâ—t Chlr. Georgio Latimer Chlr. Radulpho de Graystock Chlr. Roberto Poynings Chlr. Willielmo Botreaux Chlr. Tho. Dacre de Gilsland Chlr. Jacobo de Audley Chlr. Radulpho Cromwell Chlr. Johanni de Scroop de Masham Chlr. VVillielmo Zouch de Harringworth Chlr. VValtero Hungerford Chlr. Johanni Gray de Codonore Chlr. VVillielmo Fitz-Hugh Chlr. VVillielmo de Lovell Chlr. Johanni Vicimetio de Beamont Chlr. Leonardo de VVelles Chlr. Johanni Cornwalliae Chlr. Roberto Willoughbie Chlr. Iohanni Sutton de Dudley Chlr. Radulpho de Boteler Chlr. Iohanni de Clifford Chlr. Roberto Morley Chrl. No Lord VVarden Anno Vicessimo Tertio Henrici Sexti Rex c. Humfrido Duci Gloucestriae apud VVestm vicessimo quinto die Februarii Teste apud VVestm decimo tertio die Ianuarri RIcardo Duci Ebor. Iohanni Duci Norfolciae Joh. Duci Oxoniae Humf. Duci Buckingham Edoardo Marchioni Dorset Willielmo Marchioni Suffolciae Hen. Com. Northumb. Tho. Com. Devon VVillielmo Com. Arundell Roberto Com. VVestmerland Ricardo Com. Sarum Johanni Com. Oxoniae Iohanni Com. Salopiae Johanni Vicecomiti Beamont Chlr. Jacobo Berckley Chlr. VVillielmo de Ferrariis de Grobie Chlr. Edoardo de Gray de Ruthin Chlr. Ricardo Strange Chlr. Georgio Latimer Chlr. Radulpho de Graystock Chlr. Roberto Poynings Chlr. VVillielmo Botreaux Chlr. Tho. Dacre de Gilsland Chlr. Jacobo de Audley Chlr. Radulpho Cromwell Chlr. Johanni de Scroop de Masham Chlr. Willielmo Zouch de Harringworth Chlr. Waltero Hungerford Chlr. Willielmo Fitz-Hugh Chlr. Hen. de Scroop de Bolton Chlr. VVillielmo de Nevill Chlr. Willielmo de Lovell Chlr. Lionelli de Welles Chlr. Roberto Willoughby Chlr. Iohanni Sutton de Dudley Chlr. Radulpho Butler de Sutley Chlr. Tho. de Clifford Chlr. Hen. Bourchier Chlr. de Bourchier Edoardo Brooke de Cobham Chlr. Iohanni Talbot de Lilsle Chlr. Tho. de Scales Milit. Reginaldo Gray de VVilton Chlr. Roberto Hungerford Chlr. Domino de Mollins No Lord Warden named The Parliament holden at Westminster the twenty fifth day of February in the three and twentienth year of King Henry the Sixth IN the presence of the King sitting in person in the Chair of Estate and of the Lords and Commons Iohn Archbishop of Canterbury Primate of all England Deputy of the See of Rome and Chancellor of England declared the cause of the calling of the Parliament taking for his Theam Iustitia Pax osculatae Psal. 84. Upon which he sheweth how that through the great travell of the Earl of Suffolk the Kings dear Cozen and other Noblemen Ambassadors sent into France as well for a treaty of mariage to be had between the King and Margaret the daughter of the King of Sicile as for peace to be had between the realms of England and France the same Mariage was contracted and an abstaining from Warr for a time was granted He further shewed how that the said Earl remained in France attending for the safe conducting of the said Princesse Margaret into the realm of England by which two means through Gods grace he nothing doubted but that the same truce should turn in that wise as Justice and peace should be within the realm more than the same hath been wherefore he willed the Commons to chuse and the next day to present to the King their Speaker Receivers of petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of petitions for Gascoyne and other places beyond the seas and of the Isles Tryers of petitions for England c. as above Tryers of petitions for Gascoyne c. as above The second day of the Parliament the Commons report to the Lords that they had chosen their Speaker The third day of the Parliament the Commons presented unto the King William Burley Esquire to be their Speaker whose excuse rejected he with the common Protestation was allowed The fifteenth day of March the Chancellor by the Kings commandement and assent of the Lords in the presence of the Commons prorogued the Parliament from that day unto the nineteenth day of April next ensuing at Westminster aforesaid The fifteenth day of December in the twenty fourth year c. the Chancellour prorogued the same Parliament from the same day unto
Sexti Rex Humf. Duci Gloucest apud Cantabridg decimo die Februarii Teste apud Westm. decimo quarto die Decembris 14.16 Sed tentum apud Burium Sancti Edmondi eodem An. decimo die Februarii Ricardo Duci Eborum Johanni Duci Norfolciae Johanni Duci Oxoniae Humf. Duci Buckingham Edwardo Marchioni Dorset Willielmo Marchioni Suffolciae Hen. Com. Northumb. Tho. Com. Devon Willielmo Com. Arundell Radulpho Com. VVestmerland Ricardo Com. Sarum Johanni Com. Oxon. Johanni Com. Salopiae Johanni Vicecom de Beamont Chlr. Jacobo Berckley Chlr. Edwardo Gray Mil. Domino de Ferrariis de Grobie Edward Gray de Ruthin Chlr. Ricardo Strange Chlr. Georgio Latimer Chlr. Radulpho de Graystock Chlr. Hen. Percie Domino de Pomiger Willielmo Botreaux Chlr. Tho. Dacre de Gilsland Chlr. Jacobo de Audley Chlr. Radulpho Cromwell Chlr. Johanni de Scroop de Masham Chlr. VVillielmo Zouch de Harringworth Waltero Hungerford Chlr. Willielmo Fitz-hugh Chlr. Hen. de Scroop de Bolton Chlr. Willielmo de Nevil Chlr. Willielmo de Lovell Chlr. Leoni de Welles Chlr. Roberto de Willoughbie Chlr. Johan Sutton de Dudley Chlr. Radulpho Boteler de Sutley Chlr. Tho. de Clifford Chlr. Hen. Vicecom Bourchier Chlr. Edwardo Brook de Cobham Chlr. Johanni Talbott de Lilsle Milit. Reginaldo VVest Chlr. Tho de Scales Chlr. Reginaldo Gray de VVilton Chlr. Roberto Hungerford Domino de Mollins De notificando Parliamentum de Cantabrigia teneri apud Buri Edmundi Rex Humf. Duci Gloucest c. apud Buri Sancti Edmundi decimo die Februarii Numerus ordo Nobilium idem quod in posteriori Parliamento praeterquam quod Iohannes Dux Oxomiae ponendus est ante Iohannem Ducem Norfolciae JAcobo de Berckley Chlr. Edwardo Gray Chlr. Domino de Ferrariis de Grobie Edwardo Gray de Ruthin Chlr. Ricardo Strange Chlr. George Latimer Chlr. Radulpho de Graystock Chlr. Hen. de Percie Domino de Pomiger Chlr. Willielmo Botreaux Chlr. Tho. Dacre de Gilsland Chlr. Jacobo de Audley Chlr. Radulpho Cromwell Chlr. Johanni le Scroop de Masham Chlr. Willielmo Zouch de Harringworth Chlr. VValtero Hungerford Chlr. VVillielmo Fitz-hugh Chlr. Hen. Scroop de Bolton Chlr. Willielmo Nevill Chlr. VVillielmo de Lovell Chlr. Leoni de Welles Chlr. Radulpho de VVilloughbie Chlr. Joh. Sutton de Dudley Chlr. Radulpho Boteler de Sudley Chlr. Tho. de Clifford Chlr. Hen. Vicecom Bourchier Chlr. Edw. Brook de Cobham Chlr. Reginaldo VVest Chlr. Johanni Talbot de Lisle Milit. Tho. de Scales Chlr. Reginal Gray de Wilton Chlr. Roberto Hungerford Domino de Mollins The Parliament holden at St. Edmonds Bury on the tenth day of February in the five and twentieth year of King Henry the Sixth IN the presence of the King sitting in the Chair of Estate within the house of refectory of the Abbey of Bury St. Edmonds and of the Lords and Commons Iohn Archbishop of Canterbury Primate of England Legate of the Sea of Rome and Chancellor of England declared the cause of the same Parliament taking for his Theam Qui autem ineunt pacis consilia sequitur illos gaudium Prov. 12. Upon which he shewed that between the Ambassadors of the King and the French King order was taken for personal interview and talk of these two Kings and sufficient assurance had for the Kings passage into the parts beyond the Seas for his safe being there and like return In which cases the King was but to use their Counsel for the which the Parliament was called Also in repeating of this Theam Qui autum c. he shewed three Kinds of Counsels the first of the wicked utterly to bee shunned according to that of the Psalmist Beatus est vir qui non ambalavit in conâ—ilâ—a impiorum The second of the good and learned who wrote 〈…〉 according to Isay 6. 〈◊〉 consilio suscepit actior in domusua et fecit 〈◊〉 magnam The third of the Holy Ghost expelling all doubts by working inwardly according to the Psalmist 32. Consilium autem Domini in aeternum manet cogitationes ejus a generatione ad generationem The which his Theam â—e enlarging with sundry sayings and examples concluded saying to the same end the King had called the Parliament wherefore he willed the Commons to choose and present their Speaker to the King the next day and remembred them that the Kings will was that all estates should enjoy their Liberties Receivers of Petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of Petitions for Gascoyne and other places beyond the seas and of the Isles Tryers of Petitions for England c. as above Tryers of Petitions for Gascoyne c. as above The sixteenth of February the Commons notified unto the Lords how that they had chosen their Speaker On Monday after being the fourth day of the Parliament the Commons presented unto the King William Tresham Esquire to be their Speaker whose excuse rejected he with the common Protestation was allowed At the Petition of Katherine the late wife of Iohn Brockley late Alderman of London and other the Executors of the said Iohn who had 7000 marks to dispose for the soul of the said Iohn It was enacted that the said Chancellor should take order therein It is enacted that the Master and Chaplins of Trinity of Pontfract may enter and enjoy all such their lands as Robert Brown Esquire lately entred upon The Kings Letters Patents made to the Provost of Eaton of the Priory of Deerehurst and other Manors Lands and Tenements and of two Fairs at their Denomination of Laighton Bussard in Bedford confirmed by the whole estates The Kings Letters Patenss made to the Provost of the Kings College in Cambridge of sundry Manors Hereditaments and Liberties are in like manner confirmed In consideration of 4666 l. 13 s. 4 d. granted to Margaret Queen of England out of the Customs c. the King by his Letters Patents granteth to the said Queen during her life all and singular her hereditaments to the same value the which are confirmed by the whole assent At the Petition of Iohn Hampshyre and other Merchants who were spoyled on the sea by certain Britains Letters of Mart are to them granted after the Truce ended It is by the King enacted that Ellinor the late wife of the Duke of Gloucester shall be utterly barred to claim any Dower of any of the hereditaments of the said Duke There is authority given to the Kings Council to make assurance to the Kings Creditors for 100000 l. Petitions of the Commons with their Answers AT the request of four several Parsons of Churches in London who required that they and their Successors might in every of the said parishes place and displace such Schoolmasters as they thought good It was answered that they should the same doe by the advice of the
Ordinary or of the Archbishop of Canterbury That the taking of Distresses by Welshmen and carrying them into another Lordship may be felony The King will be advised Advice from the true serving of the Processe awarded Anno 8 H. 6. tit 50. That the Statutes made at Leicester in the 22. year of King H. 5. cap. 6. may be repealed The King will be advised The print touching Welshmen cap. unico agreeth with the record A motion for payment of certain of the Kings debts of houshold to no great purpose That for distresse taken given or put away so as the owner may not come thereby the owner may in Action of trespass recover treble damages The King will be advised Anno Vicessimo Septimo Henrici Sexti Rex Ricardo Duci Eborum c. apud VVestm duodecimo die Februarii Teste apud VVestm secundo die Ianuarii WIllielmo Duci Suffolciae Iohanni Duci Norfolciae Humf. Duci Buckinghamiae Hen. Com. Northumb. Tho. Com. Devon VVillielmo Com. Arundell Radulph Com. VVestmerland Ricardo Com. Sarum Johanni Com. Oxoniae Johanni Vicecomiti Beamont Jacobo Berckley Chlr. Edoardo de Gray Milit. Domino de Ferrariis de Grobie Edoardo Gray de Ruthin Milit Ricardo Strange Chlr. Georgio Latimer Chlr. Radulpho de Graystock Chlr. Hen. Percie Domino de Poynings Chlr. VVillielmo Botreaux Chlr. Tho. Dacre de Gilsland Johanni Beauchamp Milit. Domino de Beauchamp Jacobo de Fynes Milit. Domino de la et de lebe Jacobo de Audley Chlr. Radulpho de Cromwell Chlr. Johanni de Scroop de Masham Chlr. Willielmo Zouch de Harringworth Chlr. Waltero Hungerford Chlr. Willielmo Fitz-Hugh Chlr. Hen. de Scroop de Bolton Chlr. Willielmo de Lovell Chlr. Lionelli de Welles Chlr. Roberto de Willoughby Chlr. Iohanni Sutton de Dudley Chlr. Radulpho Boteler de Sudley Chlr. Tho. de Clifford Chlr. Hen. Vicecom Bourchier Chlr. Edoardo Brooke de Cobham Chlr. Iohanni Talbot de Lisle Reginaldo West Chlr. Tho. de Sâ—ales Chlr. Reginal Gray de VVilton Chlr. Johanni Surton Milit. Ricardo Wodvill Milit. Dom. de Rivers Tho. Hore Chlr. Tho. Domino de Roos Roberto Hungerford Milit. Domino de Mollins VVillielmo Bourchier Milit. Dom. Fitzwarren Willielmo Beauchamp Dom. de Sancto Amando Teste Rege apud Westmonast vicessâ—mo secundo die Maii. No Lord Warden named Rex dilecto sidelissimo Henrico Bromfleet Milit. salutem Cum c. ut supra usque ibi tractatum tum sic vobis in fide legiantia quibus nobis tenemini c. ut supra urgen tunc volumus cum vos urgen vestios haeredes masculos de corpore vestro legitime exeuntes Barones de Vessey existere Teste Rege apud Westm. Vicesimo quarto die Ianuarii The Parliament holden at Westminster the twelfth day of February in the twenty seventh year of the reign of King Henry the Sixth ON Wednesday the twelfth day of February in the presence of the King sitting in the Chair of Estate in the Chamber de pinct in the Palace of Westminster and of the Lords and Commons Iohn Archbishop of Canterbury Chancellor of England by the Kings commandement declared the cause of the Parliament making a notable declaration and willed the Commons to choose their Speaker and the next day to present him to the King Other report of these pronunciations there is none made Receivers of petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of petitions for Gascoyne and other places beyond the seas and of the Isles Tryers of petitions for England c. as above Tryers of petitions for Gascoyne c. as above On Saturday the fifteenth day of February the Commons presented unto the King Iohn Day Esquire to be their Speaker whose excuse made was rejected and he with the Common protestation allowed The grant of half a Desme and half a Fifteen to be levied of the Laity The grant of Tonnage and Poundage for five years of all Merchants as well of the Hauns as otherwise with three shillngs Tonnage more of Aliens as well of the Hauns as otherwise The fourth day of April the Chancellor by the Kings commandement and assent of the Lords prorogued the Parliament really from the same day untill Wednesday the seventh day of May next ensuing at Westminster There is authority given to the Council to make assurances to the Kings Creditors for 100000 l. as well upon the Kings Revenues as Jewels The thirtieth day of May for that the plague reigned in London and Westminster the Chancellor as afore prorogued the Parliament from the said day unto the sixteenth of Iune ensuing at Winchester The grant of another half Disme and Fifteen to be levyed of the Laity The Commons granted to the King sixteen pence to be taken of every housholder within the realm not being born within the Kings Dominions and six pence of every other person being not so born and no housholder and six shillings eight pence of every Merchant stranger and twenty pence of all and every of their Clerks The like Subsidy of Wools granted for 4. years as before A long motion that the Souldiers wages at Callice and the reparations there to be made may be supplyed out of the subsidy of wools which is granted The Lords Hastings Chancellor of France and the Abbot of Gloucester being sent in message by mouth from the Duke of Somerset the Kings Lieutenant in France declareth the same containing in effect 3. points The first of the great puissance and preparations made by the French of their daily damages in breach of peace The second that if warr should happen that then the Country of Normandy was not able to defend it self The third how the truce was but to endure for fourteen moneths wherefore in discharge of the said Duke they require the King and Council to remember and to prepare for the wars Upon contention between William Earl of Arundel and Thomas Earl of Devon for superiority of place in Council and Parliament It is enacted by the Kings and Lords by the advice of the Iudges that the said Earl of Arundel and his heirs by reason of the Castle and Honor of Arundel shall for ever enjoy the preheminent place in the presence of the King and elswhere above the said Earl of Devon Petitions of the Commons with their Answers THe print touching the Staple cap. 12. agreeth with the record The print for the restraint of Cloathes in Brabant cap. 4. agreeth with the record The print touching distresses taken by Welchmen cap. 4. agreeth with the record That Clerks convicted may alwayes live in prison The Clergy shall take order therein The print touching Faires and Markets cap. 5. agreeth with the record The
print touching the Kings pardon to the Clergie cap. 6. agreeth with the record Of the three Chapters in print this record maketh no mention Anno Vicessimo Octavo Henrici Sexti Rex c. Willielmo Duci Suffelciae apud Westm. Sexto die Novembris Teste apud S. Vicesimo tertio Septembris IOhanni Duci Norfolciae Humf. Duci Buckinghamiae Hen. Com. Devon Willielmo Com. Arundel Radulpho Com. VVestmerland Ricardo Com. Sarum Johanni Com. Oxoniae Johanni Com. Wigorum Jacob. Com. Wilton Johanni Vicecom Beamont Jacobo Berckley Chlr. Edwardo Gray Milit. Domino de Grobie Edoardo Gray de Ruthin Chlr. Georgio Latimer Chlr. Radulpho de Graystock Chlr. Henrico Poynings Domino de Poynings Willielmo Botreaux Chlr. Tho. Dacre de Gilsland Chlr. Johanni Beauchamp milit Domino de Beauchamp Jacobo Fynes milit Domino de Say de Seal Jacobo de Audley Chlr. Radulpho Cromwell Chlr. Johanni le Scroop de Masham Chlr. VVillielmo Zouch de Harringworth Chlr. VVillielmo Fitz-Hugh Chlr. Willielmo le Scroop de Bolton Chlr. Leoni de VVelles Chlr. VVillielmo de Lovell Chlr. Radulpho Willoughbie Chlr. Tho. de Clifford Chlr. Henrico Vicecom Bourchier Edwardo Brook de Cobham Chlr. Johanni Talbot de Lisle Milit. Reginaldo West Chlr. Johanni Sturton Milit. Domino de Sturton Tho. de Scales Chlr. Reginaldo de Wilton Ricardo Wodvill Milit. Dom. de Rivers Willielmo Bourchier Milit. Domino de Fitz-warrin Willielmo Boneville de Clinton chaton Hen. Bromflet Domino de Vessey Tho. Domino Roos Roberto Hungerford Domino de Mollins Milit. Radulpho Boteler de Sudley Chlr. Tho. Hore Chlr. No Lord VVarden The Parliament holden at Westminster on the Sixth day of November in the Twenty eighth year of King Henry the Sixth IN the presence of the King sitting in the Chair of Estate in the Chamber de pinct within the Palace of Westminster and of the Lords and Commons Iohn Archbishop of Canterbury declared how that the King had really prorogued the same Parliament in London for avoiding the infectious air of Westminster wherefore he willed the Commons to choose and the next day to present to the King their Speaker The fear of the Plague it seems caused the Archbishop to forget his Oration and the Clerk of the Parliament to enroll him as Chancellor Receivers of Petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of Petitions for Gascoyne and other places beyond the Seas and of the Isles Tryers of Petitions for England c. as above Tryers of Petitions for Gascoyne c. as above On Saturday the eighth day of November the Commons presented to the King Sir Iohn Popham Knight to be their Speaker whose excuse was received and he thereof discharged The same day the Commons presented to the King William Tresham to be their Speaker who with the Common protestation was allowed The fourth day of December the Parliament was adjourned from London to Westminster really to be holden by the Chancellor in the presence of the King Lords and Commons viz. the next day The seventeenth day of December the Archbishop of Canterbury Chancellor of England in the presence of the King gave thanks on his behalf to the three estateâ— and prorogued the Parliament from the said day unto the twenty second of Ianuary next ensuing at Westminster The twenty second of Ianuary the Chancellor was discharged and Iohn the Cardinall Archbishop of York was appointed Chancellor by the King The thirtieth day of March the Chancellor by the Kings commandement prorogued the Parliament from the said day unto the twenty ninth of April then ensuing at Leicester The Commons grant unto â—he King a subsedy viz. that every person having franck tenement by free Deed copte grant of Annuity or office to the clear yearly value of 20 s. to pay 6 d. and so from 20 s. to 20 l. from 20 l. to 200 l. yearly 12 d. for the pound from 200 l. to pay 2 s. for every 20 s. as Well for the Laity as the Clergie Gardians of Wards men having fees and all Corporations to pay accordingly Severall summes to a great value out of the Kings Revenues and fee farms are allowed to bear and pay charges of the Kings houshold The twenty second day of Ianuary the Duke of Suffolk requireth the King that he may be especially accused and be heard to answer to that which many men reported him to be an untrue man The Dukes protestation made to the King sheweth how his father and three of his brethren died in service of the King and of his father and Grandfather and that he himself had served in the warres thirty four years and being but a Knight and taken prisoner payed for his ransome 2000 l. that he had been of the order of the Garter thirty yeares and a Counsellor to the King for fifteen yeares that he had been seventeen yeares in the warres Without returning home and so asking Gods mercie as he had been true to the King and his realm he required his purgation The twenty sixth day of Ianuary the Commons require that the Duke for his confession might be committed to ward the Lords and Iustices upon consultation thought there was no good cause unlesse some speciall matter were objected against him The twenty eighth day of Ianuary the Speaker declared how the Duke of Suffolk as it was said had sold this realm to the French who had prepared to come hither and that the same Duke for his own defence had furnished the Castle of Wallingford with all warlike munition upon whose request the said Duke was then committed to the Tower of London The seventh day of February the Speaker of the Commons the Chancellor and the Lords sent to them by the King a Bill of Articles and accused William de la Pool Duke of Suffolk late of Ewelm in the Connty of Oxford of sundry treasons viz. First that the said Duke having the wardship of Margaret the daughter and heir of Iohn Duke of Somersetâ— whom he meant to marry to Iohn his Sonne and thereby for want of issue of the King to claim the Crown and to procure the French King by the means of certain French Lords there named to depose the King The 2d for that he procured the delivery of the Duke of Orleans in the 27 H. 6. and practising with him to cause the French to recover France from the King The 3d. touching the promise of delivery of Manns and Maine to require the King of Sicile the Kings enemy with the assent of the other Ambassadors The 4th for disclosing the Kings Counsel to the Earl of Dunnois bastard of Orleance and to others of the French The 5th for opening to the French the strength of the Kings piles Ordinance and munition beyond the seas The 6th that the said Duke by disclosing the
the Sea and against the Invasion of the French and namely against the Scots for besieging Barwick against the truce To appoint how and when the 13000 Archers granted the last Parliament should be imployed To make a perfect accord and unity between the Lords To restrain the carrying forth of gold and silver To provide for the safe-keeping of the Seas To foresee that the peace may be kept in Wales For every of which Articles certain Bishops and Lords were severally appointed On Friday the third day of the Parliament the Commons presented to the King Sir Iohn Wenlock Knight to be their Speaker whose excuse being refused he with the common protestation was allowed A long conveyance made by the King the King acquitteth Richard Duke of York Richard Earl of Warwick and Richard Earl of Sarum and them taketh to be his loyall Subjects albeit Edmond late Duke of Somerset Thomas Thorp and William Ioseph by their untrue means had caused the King to think the contrary and thereby to have raised a great power against the said Duke and others The Duke of Yorks letters sent to the Archbishop of Canterbury Chancellor of England from Royston in May before touching his coming by force towards the King and his griefs conceived The Letters of the said Duke and Earls written to the King from Royston in May before containing their enterprize and due obeysance to the King The Letters were kept from the Kings knowledge by the Duke of Somerset and others untill such time as the said Duke of York and others met with the King at St. Albones The Duke of York and his Allyes the twenty second day of May last came to St. Albones to have spoken with the King whom the Duke of Somerset and others did resist with a great number of armed men in which conflict the same Duke of Somerset was slain The humble obeysance of the Duke of York and his Allies in coming into the Kings presence after the said conflict The acquittall of the said Duke of York and of all others coming with him to the said conflict or battel to any harms there done All which are confirmed by whole assent of Parliament the twenty third day of July in the thirty third year all the Bishops and Lords in open Parliament were sworn to be true to the King but none here are named nor their names The like order is taken for all other Lords as should after come to take the like oathes At the request of the Earles of Salisbury Shrewsbury and Worcester and of the Lord Sturton they were discharged from keeping of the Seas The one and thirtieth day of Iuly the Archbishop of Canterbury Chancellor of England in the Kings presence prorogued the Parliament from the same day and place to the twelfth day of November ensuing at Westminster The generall pardon for Treasons Felonies Contempts Trespasses c. The one and twentieth day of November in the thirty fourth year of the Kings reign the King by his Letters Patents appointed Richard Duke of York to proceed in the Parliament the which Commission was read before the Lords and then before the Commons The thiâ—teenth day of November Burley and others coming from the Commons required the Duke of York and the Lords to move the King to appoint an able Protector and Defender of the realm sith the King would not attend the same and that the Commons might have knowledge of him wherein they remembred the great ryots and murders in the VVest parts between the Earl of Devonshire and the Lord Boneville the Duke and Lords promised to answer the same The fifteenth day of November the said Burley and others of the Commons coming before the Lords renewed the aforesaid sute and had the like promise After Consultations had amongst the Lords for a Protector aâ—d Defender they thought the Duke of York most worthy therefore and thereupon made request to take the same upon him according to the presidents before the which Duke upon excusing himself requireth respite The seventeenth of November Burley and others of the Commons coming before the Lords revived their sute again as before tit 31.32 The Chancellor declareth to the Commons how that the King by the assent of the Lords had requested the Duke of York to be Protector and Defender of the realm The Duke of York makes the like protestation and demand and thereto hath the like answer as Anno 31. H. 6. tit 34 35 36 37. After Conference had with the said Duke by certain of the Lords it was agreed that the said Duke should have towards his charges yearly four thousand marks After all which Articles agreed and earnest request made by the Lords to the said Duke to take the same upon him the said Duke at their earnest contemplations accepted the same charge not as sought by himself but as laid upon him by them The like Letters Patents are made to the said Duke and to Prince Edward as An. 3. H. 6. tit 38 39. only where by the former letters they were to continue at the Kings will instead thereof these words were inserted Quousque Consanguineus noster de occupatione ejus onere nomine hujusmodi per nos in Parliamento de aviseamento assensu Dominorum Spiritualium Temporalium in Parliamento existent exoneretur The which Letters Patents are confirmed by common consent The like other Letters Patents are made to the said Duke and Prince as An. 3. H. 6. tit 40. The twenty third of November in the thirty fourth year of the Kings reign the King committeth the whole estate affaires and governance of the realm to the Lords of his Councill only for matters concerning his person they shall not proceed without making him privy thereto The King by his several Letters Patents confirmeth to his Son Edward Prince of Wales and to his heirs Kings of England his creation of the Principality and Earldom of Chester with all the particular Dominions and hereditaments belonging to the Principality and Earldom And for that the said Prince the Kings first begotten the day of his birth is and ought to be Duke of Cornwall the King granteth to the said Prince livery of the same and of all other hereditaments belonging of common consent And further it is enacted that the said Prince shall be at diet and sojourn in the Kings Court unto his age of 14. years for the which diet the King shall yearly take all the revenues and profits of the said Principality Earldom and Dutchie of the said Prince until the said Prince come to the age of 14. years allowing yearly to the said Prince towards his Wardrobe and wages 10000 l. unto
his age of 8. years and from the said age unto the age 14. years 200000 Marks yearly wherein sundry provisions are At the request of the Mayor and Company of the Staple at Callice Sir Iohn Cheyney Knight Victualler of Callice who by the Appointment of the Council had delivered to the Mayor and Company certain of their Obligations to the summe of 2000 Marks which they lent the same Sir Iohn by the assent of Parliament is quitted The King for 20000 l. borrowed of the Merchants of the Staple by the assent of Parliament granteth to them payment of the same out of the Customs passage out of the Ports of Sandwich and Southampton A general Act of Resumption of all lands offices and fees and other grants from the first day of the reign of the King with sundry provisions therein made A particular allotment of 3934 l. 19 s. 4 d. ob q. out of sundry the Kings Revenues Customs and Fee-farms yearly is allowed towards the charges of the Kings houshold Thomas Archbishop of Canterbury and Chancellor of England by the appointment of the Duke of York the Kings Commissary appointed by Letters Patents the 14th day of December in the 34 H. 6. in the presence of the Lords and Commons prorogued the Parliament from the same day to the 14th day of Ianuary then ensuing at Westminster aforesaid The nineteenth day of November in the 34th year the King being present in Parliament as well by his Letters Patents in the nature of a writ directed to Richard Duke of York as by full consent of Parliament repealeth the power of Protector Defendor Chief Counsellor in this Parliament before the committed to the said Duke Petitions of the Commons with their Answers THe print touching servants spoyling of their Masters goods cap. 1. agreeth c. The print touching the repeal of a Statute made in the last Parliament touching outlawries in Lanc. cap. 2. agreeth with the record The print against extortion of Officers of the Exchequer cap. 3. agreeth with the record The print touching Brewers in Kent cap. 4. agreeth with the record The print touching Silkwomen cap. 5. agreeth c. The print touching the Abbey of Fountaine cap. 6. agreeth with the record The print touching Attorneys in Norfolk and Suffolk agreeth with the record Anno Tricesimo Octavo Henrici Sexti Rex Hen. Duci Oxoniae c. apud Coventree Vicesimo die Novembris Teste apud Regem Leominster Nono die Octobris IOhanni Duci Norfolciae Humf. Duci Buckinghamiae Jaspero Com. Pembroke Com. Northumb. Hen. Com. Devon VVillielmo Com. Arundell Ricardo Com. VVestmerland Johanni Com. Oxoniae Jacobo Com. Wilton Johanni Vicecom de Beamont Chlr. Hen. Vicecom Bourchier Chlr. Edoardo Gray de Ruthin Chlr. Jacobo Berckley Chlr. Georgio Latimer Chlr. Radulpho de Graystock Chlr. VVillielmo Botreaux Chlr. Reginaldo Dacre de Gilsland Chlr. Johanni Dom. de Beauchamp Chlr. Tho. Scroop de Masham Chlr. Williel la Zouch de Harringworth Chlr. Johanni Lovell Chlr. Johanni de Scroop de Bolton Chlr. Edw. Nevell Domino de Bergavenney Chlr. Edw. Brook de Cobham Chlr. Tho. de Scales Chlr. Reginal Gray de Wilton Chlr. Johanni Domino de Sturton Chlr. Ricardo Woodvill Domino de Rivers Chlr. Willielmo Bourchier Domino de Fitz-warren Chlr. Willielmo Domino de Boneville Chlr. Hen. Bromfleet Domino de Vessey Chlr. Tho. Domino de Roos Radulpho Boteler de Sudley Chlr. Tho. Gray Domino de Richmond Chlr. Tho. Percie Domino de Egremont Chlr. VVill. Nevill de Faconbridge Johanni Bourchier de Barnes Chlr. Ricardo Welles Domino de Willoughbie Chlr. Hen. Fitz-hugh Chlr. Ricardo Fynes Domino de Dacre Chlr. Johanni Dom. de Clifford Chlr. Leoni Welles Chlr. Hen. Gray Chlr. Ricardo West Chlr. Johanni Sutton de Dudley Willielmo Fynes Domino de Say Chlr. The Parliament holden at Coventree on Tuesday the twentieth day of November the thirty eighth year of King Henry the Sixth IN the presence of the King sitting in the Chair of Estate within the Chapter-house of the Priory of our Lady of Coventree and the Lords and Commons William Bishop of Winchester and Chancellor of England made a notable Declaration of the Parliament taking for his Theam Gratia vobis pax multiplicata After which he willed the Commons to choose their Speaker and the next day to present him to the King Receivers of petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of petitions for Gascoyne and other places beyond the seas and of the Isles Tryers of petitions for England c. as above Tryers of petitions for Gascoyne c. as above On Tuesday being the third day the Commons presented to the King Thomas Tresham Esquire to be their Speaker whose excuse being rejected he with the common protestation was allowed A long Attainder of Richard Duke of York and others wherein are contained these matters ensuing First a commemoration of the Kings great care in bringing the said Duke up and of the manifold benefits to him shewed The Confederation of the said Duke with Jack Cade to be advanced to the Crown The Duke comming out of Ireland with force to the Kings Court and presence The Dukes practice to be Protector The Dukes intent to have raised an Army against the King at Dertford in Kent His Submission and Oath to the King in Pauls after the same The Dukes Oath at large The Dukes confederacy with the Earls of Warwick and Salisbury A rehearsal of the Kings sundry benefits shewed to the two said Earls The battel at St. Albones at what time the Duke of Somerset the Earl of Northumberland and the Lord Clifford were slain and the pacification made by the King between the heirs of the said Duke and Earls slain and the said Duke of York and two Earls The Kings pardon granted to the said Duke and two Earls and their promises of due obeysance with renumeration of sundry benefits to them after shewed The ambition of the said Duke and Earls their new Oaths and promises made to the King their policies in not coming to the Council for their readiness in coming together being farr asunder The expedition of the Earl of Salisbury with Thomas and Iohn Nevil Knights sons of the said Earl Thomas Parkin William Stanley Esquirâ—s sons to Thomas Lord Stanley and Thomas Oringe of Tongue in the County of York with 500 men and Banners displayed on Blore-heath on the feast of St. Matthew Anno 37. Iames Lord Audley slain at Blore-heath in Staffordshire by the said Earl and Iohn Lord Dudley with sundry others taken prisoners the King pursuing them by the space of 30 dayes and nights the Kings pardon to them offered and their refusal The assembly of the said Duke
Chancellor of the choice of their Speaker The fourth day of the Parliament the Commons presented unto the King Iohn Green Esquire to be their Speaker whose excuse being refused he with the common protestation was allowed The print touching the revocation of the Parliament holden at Coventree cap. 1. agreeth with the record Walter Clark Burgesse of Chippingham in Wilts being committed to the Fleet for sundry condemnations and outlawed upon some of them as well at the Kings sute as otherwise is discharged and set at liberty out of the Fleet. The sixteenth day of October the Councell of the Duke of York exhibited to the Lords in full Parliament a writing touching the right and claim of Richard Duke of York to the Crown of England and Lordship of Ireland the which Lords upon consultation willed it to be read amongst them but not to be answered without the King The title deriveth the pedegree from H. 3. to Edw. 3. and proving himself of the right line from Lyonell Duke of Clarence the third son of E. 3. and next sheweth himself to be indubitate heir of the said Crown before any of the line of Iohn of Gaunt the fourth son of E. 3. The Lords upon large consultation declared this title to the King who willed them to call the Justices Sergeants and Attorney to answer the same They so being called utterly refused to answer the same and order taken that every Lord might therein franckly utter his conceipt without any impeachment unto them In the end there was objected against the Dukes title as followeth First the Oathes of the Lords made to the King and namely of the Duke Secondly the Acts of Parliament sunderly made against the title of the Duke Thirdly sundry Acts of Intayl made of the Crown of England Fourthly that the Duke pretending title from Lyonel Duke of Clarence should rather bear his Arms than of Edmond of Langley Duke of York Item that at what time as H. 4. took upon him the Crown of England he took the same as right heir to * H. 3. and not as Conqueror The answer of Richard Plantaginet commonly called the Duke of York to the objections aforesaid First that no Oath being the Law of man ought to be performed when the same tendeth to suppression of truth and right which is against the Law of God To the second and third he knoweth no other Acts than one Act in Anno 1 H. 4. touching a general tayl made by him a wrong-doer for if he had any right to the same he neither needed nor would have made any such intail To the fourth he justly might have bore the Arms of the Duke of Clarence and of England only he forbore the same for a time as he did his claim to the Crown The fifth being a manifest and approved untruth was only a Cloak to shaddow the violent usurpation of Henry of Derby After this the Lords devised this order that the King should enjoy the Crown of England during his life and the Duke and his heirs to succeed after him and appointed that the Chancellor should declare this to the King Whereupon the Yorksâ—pedegree â—pedegree and title was again repeated and the King assented that an accord between them should be made the which was devised in form following First that the King should during his life enjoy the Crown and preheminence of the Realm of England That the said Duke the Earl of March and Edward Earl of Rutland his Sonnes should be sworn by no means to shorten the dayes or impair the preheminence of the said King during his life That the said Duke shall be from thenceforth reputed and instiled to be the very Heir apparent to the Crown aforesaid and shall enjoy the same after the death or resignation of the said King That the same Duke shall have Hereditaments allotted to the clear yearly value of 10000 Marks viz. 5000 Marks for himself 35000 Marks for the Earl of March and 1500 Marks of the Earl of Rutland That the compassing of the death of the said Duke shall be treason That all the Bishops and Lords in full Parliament shall swear to the said Duke and to his Heires in form aforesaid That the said Duke and his two Sons shall swear to defend the Lords for this agreement The King by assent of the Lords agreeth to all the Ordinances aforesaid of his free motion The King by the assent aforesaid utterly repealeth the said Statute of Intayl made Anno 1. H. 4. so alwayes as hereafter there be no better title proved for the defeating of this title and Act. After all this in the 〈◊〉 of Aâ—hallâ—es the said Duke and the two Earls his Sons came into the Parliament Chamber before the King and Lords and there promised and sware to perform the accord aforesaid with protestation if the King for his part duly observed the same the which the King then promised to doe The which protestation the said Duke and Earls required to be enrolled The King by his Letters Patents assigneth to the said Duke sundry Countries and other Hereditaments in Wales and elsewhere to the yearly value of 10000 Markes as is aforesaid Where sundry provisions are and namely for the Dutchy of Lancaster all which are confirmed by whole assent of Parliament An Act for publishing of the Duke of York to be rightfull Heir to the Crown and power given him to ride through the whole Realm for suppressing of all Rebellions and Insurrections wherein commandement is given to all Sheriffs Officers and Subjects to obey him as the King with certain provisions Whereas such Hereditaments of the Dutchy of Lancaster as the King had put in Feoffment to the use of his will there was appointed one Chief Steward and Chancellor one General Receivor and Attorney General and Auditors with fees accordingly The King by assent of Parliament revoketh all the said Offices and Fees of the same grant so all the said premisses in Feoffment shall be under the rule and government of such Chancellors and other Officers as were and had the same before the said Feoffment made It is enacted that all the revenues of the Dutchy of Lancaster as well of Land and Feoffment as otherwise shall be received by the Receiver General of the said Dutchy for two years and by him payed over to the Treasurer of England and touching weighty affairs of the Realm wherein are contained principal provisions for Foreiners and Officers of the said Dutchie All the Conveyances and Feoffments in use of all the Hereditaments contained in 38 H. 6. tit 28. are rehearsed enacted that all and singular the premisses shall go only to the performance of the Kings will and not
otherwise albeit the Feoffees had grauted to the King a longer time The print touching Liveries to be granted to women cap. 2. agreeth with the record The which Act passed upon the Petition of Iohn Nevill Knight and Isabell his Wife the Daughter and Heir of Edmond Goldesthorp Knight Anno Primo Edwardi Quarti Rex c. Iohan. Duci Norfolciae Parliamentum apud Westm. sexto die Iulii c. Teste Rege apud VVestm Vicesimo tertio die RIcardo Com. Warr. Johanni Com. Oxoniae Willielmo Com. Arundel Radulpho Com. VVestmerland Hen. Vicecom Bourchier Mil. Edwardo Gray de Ruthin Chlr. Jacobo Berckley Chlr. Georgio Latimer Chlr. Radulpho Graystock Chlr. Willielmo Botreaux Chlr. Johan Domino de Beauchamp Chlr. Johan de Audley Chlr. Tho. le Scroope de Masham Chlr. Willielmo Zouch de Harringworth Joh. le Scroop de Bolton Chlr. Johanni Domino de Clinton Chlr. Johan Lovell Chlr. Edwardo Nevil Dom. de Burgavenny Chlr. Edw. Brook de Cobham Chlr. Reginal Gray de VVilton Chlr. Johanni Sturton Dom. de Sturton Chlr. Willielmo Bourchier de Fitzwarren Chlr. Hen Bromfleet Domino de Vessey Chlr. Radulpho Boteler de Sudley Chlr. Tho. Gray de Richmond Chlr. Johan Sutton de Dudley Chlr. Willielmo Fynes Domino de Say Chlr. Willielmo Fynes Domino de Dacre Chlr. VVillelmo Nevill de Fauconbridge Chlr. Johanni Bourchier de Barnes Chlr. Ricardo VVelles de VVilloughby Chlr. Hen. Fitz-hugh Chlr. Hen. Gray Chlr. Ricardo West Chlr. Tho. Standley Chlr. Johanni Nevill Domino de Mountioye Chlr. Milites omnes excepti Audley et Clynton et eo quod Scotorum Rex intravit apud Carliolum hoc Parliamentum fuit prorogatum usque ad quartum diem Novembris prox sequentem Ac tunc tenebatur et sedebant Domini in ordine subscripto De dicto Parliamento tenendo apud Westmonast quarto die Novembris Rex c. Iohanni Duci Norfolciae c. apud Westm quarto die Novembris Teste apud Westm. Decimo tertio die Iunii Numerus et ordo Nobilium idem quod in posteriori Summonitione in omnibus The Parliament holden at VVestminster the fourth day of November in the First year of the reign of King Edward the fourth IN the presence of the King sitting in the Chair of Estate in the Chamber de pinct within the Palace of Westminster and of the Lords and Commons George Bishop of Exeter made a notable Declaration of the cause of the summons of the Parliament taking for his Theam Ier. 7. Bonas facite vias studia vestra After which he called the Commons to choose and the next day to present their Speaker Receivers of Petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of Petitions for Gascoyne and other places beyond the Seas and of the Isles Tryers of Petitions for England c. as above Tryers of Petitions for Gascoyne c. as above On Friday the third day of the Parliament the Commons presented unto the King Sir Iames Strangewaies Knight to be their Speaker whose excuse being rejected he with the common protestation was allowed The Commons by their Speaker in an Oration doe commend the Kings notable courage against his enemies and gave God thanks for victories given him A long Declaration of the Kings title to the Crown of England containing in effect first as in An. 39. H. 6. tit 11. The tyrannous usurpation of H. 4. with his heinous murdering of King R. 2. An Act that King E. 4. was and is undoubted King of England from the fourth day of March last before and that all the estates yielded themselves obeysant Subjects to the said E. 4. and his heirs for ever affirming the reign of H. 4. to be an Intrusion and only usurpation It is also enacted that King E. 4. was seized of the Crown and profits of the realm of England from the said fourth day of March in such wise as King R. 2. enjoyed the same in An. 23. In which act is one provision and one generall provision for all mens rights other then of such as claim by the grant of H. 4. H. 5. H. 6. The said Henry of Darbie otherwise H. 4. and the heirs of his body coming are utterly disabled to enjoy any inheritance estate or profits within this realm or Dominions of the same for ever A whole recitall of the concord made between H. 6. and Richard Duke of York and the King now in An. 39. H. 6. and breach of the same by sundry means there declared By which breach it is declared that King E. 4. was discharged out of the same concord and that no title of the same concord should bind this King A number of particular provisions The tenants of the Mannor of Eastmain in Hampshire belonging to the Bishop of Winchester complain against the said Bishop for raising of new Customes upon them and pretending that they were free-holders and copy-holders which was committed to certain Lords and Justices and upon their report enacted that the said Tenants were in fault and that they should continue the said customes and services A long attainder of sundry persons following for the death of Richard Duke of York and others viz. Henry the 6. Margaret late Queen Edward called Prince of Wales Henry late Duke of Somerset Henry Earl of Northumberland How William Lord Boniville and Sir Tho. Kuriell Knights of the garter and William Gower Standar-bearer to Richard Duke of York were against law beheaded and murdered The attainder of Thomas Courtney late Earl of Devonshire Thomas Lord Roos Iohn late Lord Nevil Baldwyn Fulsthurst Alexander Hedie Nicholas Latimer Iames Luterell Edmund Mountford Thomas Fundern Hen. Lewis Iohn Heron of Ford Richard Tustall Hen. Bellingham Robert Whittingham Knights and of Andrew Trollopp late of Guinescoe Esq and of sundry other Esquires Gentlemen and Yeomen for being at the death of the Duke of York at Wakefield the thirtieth day of December late before Henry Duke of Exeter William Viscount Beamont Iohn late Lord Rongemont Gray Randall late Lord Dacre Humphry Datren Philip Wentworth William Rawkesley Edmond Hampden Thomas Findrey Iohn Courtney Iohn Ormond alias Botler William Milley Symon Haines William Holland called the bastard of Exeter Thomas Ormond alias Botler Thomas Everingham Henry Roâ—s of Rockingham with sundry Esquires Gentlemen Yeomen and Priests and sundry attainted persons are attainted for being against King E. 4. the twenty ninth day of March before being Palm Sunday in the fields called Saxon fields and Tawton fields in the County of York King H. 6. Queen Margaret Prince Edward and some others of the chief before attainted for delivering of the Town of Barwick to Iames King of Scots on the feast of St. Mark the Evangelist last before The persons next aforesaid with Iasper Earl of Pembrook Iames
Lovell Chlr. Edwardo de Bergavenny Chlr. Edwardo Brook de Cobham Chlr. Reginal Gray de Wilton Chlr. Willielmo Bourchier de Fitz-warrin Chlr. Hen. Bromfleet Domino de Vessey Chlr. Radul Boteler de Sudley Chlr. Johanni Sutton de Dudley Chlr. Willielm Fines Domino de Say Chlr. Richardo Fines Domino de Dacre Chlr. Johanni Nevill de Mountague Willielmo Hastings Chlr. Hen. Stafford de South Chlr. Will. Domino Herberd Chlr. Waltero Devereux Domino de Ferrariis Chlr. Johanni Wenlock de Wenlock Ricardo Woodvill Domino de Rivers Chlr. Anthonio VVoodvill Dom. de Scales Tho. Domino Standley Chlr. Roberto Ogle Domino de Ogle Chlr. Tho. Domino Lumley Chlr. Humfrido Domino Cromwell Chlr. Johanni Bourchier Domino de Barnes Chlr. VVillielmo Zouch de Harringworth Chlr. Ricardo VVelles de VVilloughbie Chlr. Hen. Fitz-hugh Chlr. Hen. Gray Chlr. Ricardo VVest Chlr. Aequites aurati omnes praeter Dominum Scales The Parliament holden at Westminster the twenty ninth day of April in the third year of the reign of King Edward the Fourth IN the presence of the King sitting in the Chair of Estate in the Chamber de pinct in the Palace of Westminster and of the Lords and Commons George Bishop of Exeter and Chancellor of England made a notable declaration of the summons of the Parliament After which he willed the Commons to choose their Speaker and the next day to present him to the King Receivers of petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of petitions for Gascoyne and other places beyond the seas and of the Isles Tryers of petitions for England c. as above Tryers of petitions for Gascoyne c. as above The second day of the Parliament certain of the Commons declared unto the Lords that they had chosen their Speaker The third day of the Parliament the Commons presented to the King Iohn Say Esquire to be their Speaker whose excuse being rejected he with the Common protestation was received The Commons by assent of the Bishops and Lords grant to the King in aid 37000 l. to be levied in the Counties Cities and Towns according to a rate there The 27th day of Iune in the presence of the King Lords and Commons the Chancellor by the Kings commandement gave thanks to the Commons for their aid granted and prorogued the Parliament from the same day unto the fourth of November then ensuing at Westminster The 4th of November Thomas Archbishop of Canterbury the Kings Cozen by the Kings Letters Patents held and continued the Parliament The same 4th day of November the King of his meer grace released unto the Commons 6000 l. parcel of the aforesaid grant tit 8. whereupon it is enacted that 31000 l. shall be levyed in manner of a Fifteen and be called by the same name of a Fifteen The same fourth day the Chancellor on the Kings behalf and of his said Lieutenant adjourned the said Parliament from the said day unto the twentieth of February then ensuing at the City of York The twentieth day of February at York in the presence of the Lords and Commons William Bishop of Lincoln by the commandement of William Archbishop of York the Kings Commissary by Letters Patents held the same Parliament and adjourned the same over from the said day unto the first day of May then ensuing at York aforesaid The cause of the said prorogation was for that the King was enforced to goe in person to Gloucester for the repressing of Conspiracies and rebellions against him Anno Quarto Edwardi Quarti THe same first day of May the Lords and Commons being assembled in the great Hall within the Palace of the Archbishop of York certain of the Kings Letters Patents made unto Richard Earl of Warwick and of Salisbury were read which authorized the said Earl to hold and continue the said Parliament from the said day unto the twenty fifth of November then ensuing at York After the reading whereof the Abbot of Fountaines thereunto appointed by the Kings Privy seal prorogued the same accordingly The cause hereof was that the King was busily occupied in the Marches of the North for the repressing of Rebels and defence of a Forein Invasion The twenty fifth of Novemb. in the fourth year of the King in the Hall of the said Archbishop of York the King by like Letters Patents made to the said Earl of Warwick and Salisbury for holding and proroguing the said Parliament from the same day unto the twenty sixth day of Ianuary then ensuing at Westminster read after which the Abbot of St. Maries of York by the Kings appointment declared and prorogued the same accordingly Petitions of the Commons with their Answers A Large Act touching the true making of broad Cloaths and touching all particular working and Officers belonging thereto very necessary although the same be not printed for that in the same year the same was repealed The print touching the shipping of Woolls cap. 1. agreeth with the record The print that no Corn shall be brought into the land cap. 2. agreeth with the record White Wheat was sold at 6 s. 8. d. the quarter The print touching apparell cap. 5. agreeth with the record The print touching Silk-women cap. 31. agreeth with the record The print touching Artificers and Handicrafts men cap. 4. agreeth with the record Acts and Ordinances made the 26. day of Ianuary Anno quarto Edwardi Quarti THe Commons by assent of the Bishops and Lords granted to the King the Subsidies hereafter for and during his life viz. Tonnage and Poundage of every English Merchant for every Sack of Wooll 33 s. 4 d. of every 240 Wooll-fells 33 s. 4 d. and of every Last of Hides 3 l. 6 s. 8 d. Of every Merchant Stranger as well Denizen as otherwise for every Sack of Wooll 3 l. 6 s. 8 d. of every Last of Hides 3 l. 13 s. 4 d. of every 240 Wooll-fells 3 l. 6 s. 8 d. A provision that the Town of Callice and the Souldiers there may be victualled and payed with part of the said Subsidies according to a rate there That the Treasurer of Callice doe yearly accompt in the Exchequer on a pain that the said Treasurer for the time being may dispose of all offices of Accompt in Callice or the Marches of the same to what person him liketh to hold the same at the Kings will Two particular provisions are therein the one for the Dean of St. Martins le Grange in London the other for the Easterlings The attainders of certain persons as hereafter do ensue Of Henry Beauford late Duke of Somerset for rearing of war against the King and joyning with H. 6. at the battel of Epham in the County of Northumberland the 8. day of May last Of Ralph Percie
declared the cause of the summons of the same Parliament After which he willed the Commons to choose and next day to present their Speaker to the King Receivers of petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of petitions for Gascoyne and other places beyond the seas and of the Isles Tryers of petitions for England c. as above Tryers of petitions for Gascoyne c. as above The third day of the Parliament the Commons declared to the Lords how they had chosen Sir Iohn Say Knight to be their Speaker The fourth day of the Parliament the Commons presented unto the King the same Sir Iohn whose excuse refused he with the common protestation was allowed After which the King with his own mouth made an Oration to the Commons in effect following That he meant to live upon his own without charging them wherein he required their help and promised requital in good governance The like Act of Resumption as was made in the last Parliament tit 39. to enjoy the same from the Feast of Easter last before and that the King should also enjoy for ever all such herediments as Richard Duke of York had the 30th day of December in Anno 39 H. 6. any grant to the contrary notwithstanding wherein are contained an infinite number of provisions In consideration of 33000 l. due by the King to the Mayor and Company of Staplers of Callice the King for 8. yeares and a half granted unto the same Mayor all and singular the Customs and Subsidies going out of the same Port and all the Kings revenues in Callice and the Marches of the same for the said term they allowing yearly a certain in summ for the Souldiers wages and maintenance of the works and that by Letters Patents Upon the surrender of the Letters Patents made to Thomas Blunt Esquire Treasurer of Callice the King for 8. years and a half by his Letters Patents appointed Iohn Tuske Mayor of the Staple to be Treasurer of Callice Ralph Wolsey Esquire Victualler of Callice surrendreth to the King his Letters Patents whereupon the King for the term aforesaid appointed the said Iohn to be Victualler there All which three grants are by common consent confirmed with certain-provisions Thomas Tresham Knight is restored to his hereditaments and his Attainder made in Anno 1 E. 4. made void Richard Welles Lord Willoughby son and heir of Leonard Wells Lord Willoughby is restored in bloud to the said Lord Leonard and to all the hereditaments of the said Lord Leonard notwithstanding the attainder made against the said Leonard in Anno 1 E. 4. The fifth day of Iuly Robert Bishop of Bath and Wells and Chancellor of England by the Kings commandement in the presence of the King Lords and Commons answered to certain requests of the Commons and first thanked them for the Statute of Resumption ascertained them that the King had provided for Callice had the like care for Ireland and Wales and further that the King desired the execution of the Laws After which by the Kings commandement he also prorogued the Parliament from the said day and place to the 6th day of November then ensuing at Reding The sixth day of November at Reding the same Chancellor by the Kings commandement and in the presence of the King Lords and Commons prorogued the same Parliament from the same day unto the sixth day of May then ensuing at Reding aforesaid Anno Octavo Edwardi Quarti THe same Chancellor the sixth day of May in the eighth year of the King at Reding in the presence of the King sitting in the Chair of estate in the Chamber within the Abbey there and of the Lords and Commons there by the Kings commandement adjourned the Parliament from that day unto the twelfth day of May then ensuing at Westminster Petitions of the Commons with their Answers THe print touching the making of Worsteed cap. 1. agreeth with the record That every Justice of peace may let to bayl any arrested for suspition of felony returning their recognizance therefore taken at the next generall Gaole delivery and that the Justices of the peace may passe upon the tryall of such as become approvers The King will be advised The print touching Cloaths made within certain Hundreds in Devonshire cap. 2. agreeth with the record The print touching woollen yarnes and cloaths unfulled not to be transported cap. 3. agreeth with the record It is enacted that a clause granted among other things by the King and other his Progenitors to the Mayor and Citizens of London viz. for the apprehending of such felons as should haunt to London and committing of them to Newgate shall be void The seventeenth day of May in the presence of the King then sitting in the Chair of estate at Westminster and of the Lords and Commons the Chancellor made an eloquent oration beginning with Justice shewing the effects of the same He then declared the three estates to comprehend the governance of this land the preheminence whereof was to the King as chief the second to the Lords and Bishops and the third to the Commons He then remembreth in what estate the King found the Crown viz. dispoyled of the due inheritance wasted in the treasure the laws wracked and the whole estate by usurpation in a manner subverâ—ed besides how the Crown of France was lost the Dutchies of Normandy Gascoyne and Guienne the ancient patrimony of the Crown also lost and further how he found warr with Denmark pain Scotland and Britain and other parts yea and with the old enemy of France He then descending sheweth how the King had appeased all tumults within the realm and planted inward peace so as Law and Justice might be extended now the King had taken peace with Scotland how Lord Winters entred into league with Spain and Denmark so as entercourses between them now should be Yea and what was the greatest how he had allyed himself with the Dukes of Burgundy and Britanie two most mighty Princes in such wise as they had assured the King of their uttermost against the French for the recovery of France and other the Kings patrimonies whereof as they made little doubt so the King thought not good to omit such an opportunity yea such as never the like was Wherefore that the King might have this realm in such honour as others his Progenitors had he was ready to adventure himself for which he had called them and therefore prayeth their advise The Commons by assent of the Bishops and Lords granted unto the King two Desmes and two Fifteens to be levyed of the Layity except 12000 l. to be thereof
Duci Gloucest Johanni Duci Norfolciae Johanni Duci Suffolciae Ricardo Com. Warr. Sarum Hen. Com. Essex Willielmo Com. Arundel Johanni Com. Salopiae Edwardo Com. Cantiae Radulpho Com. VVestmerland Johanni Com. Northumb. Johan Com. Oxoniae Radulpho Graystock Chlr. Georgio Latimer Chlr. Johanni Bernes Chlr. Tho. le Scroope de Masham Chlr. Johanni Beauchamp de Beauchamp Edwardo de Nevil de Bergavenny Chlr. Reginal Gray de Wilton Willielmo Bourchier de Fitz-warrin Chlr. Waltero Blunt de Mountjoy Johanni Strange Chlr. Hen. Gray Chlr. Ricardo VVest Chlr. Johanni Denham de Cary Chlr. VVill. Hastings de Hastings VValtero Devereux de Ferris Chlr. Johanni le Scroop de Bolton Radul Boteler de Sudley Chlr. Hen. Fitz-hugh Chlr. VVillielmo Fenis de Say Chlr. Ricardo Fenis de Dacre Chlr. Roberto Ogle Chlr. Tho. Lumley Chlr. Humf. Bourchier de Cromwell Chlr. Tho. de Stanley Chlr. Johanni Wenlock de VVenlock Chlr. Ricardo VVelles de VVilloughbie Chlr. VVillielmo Sturton de Sturton Chlr. VVillielmo Lovell de Morley Milites omnes praeter Morley Anno Duodecimo Edwardi Quarti Rex c. Charissimo fratri suo Georgio Duci Clarentiae c. apud Westm. sexto die Octobris Teste apud Westm. decimo nono die Augusti RIcardo Duci Gloucest Johanni Duci Norfolciae Johanni Duci Suffolciae VVillielmo Com. Arundell Hen. Com. Essex Edwardo Com. Cantii Radulpho Com. VVestmerland Hen. Com. Northumb. Anth. Com. Rivers Johanni Com. Salopiae Johanni Com. VVilts Radulpho Graystock Chlr. Tâ—o le Scroop de Masham Chlr. Johanni Beauchamp de Beauchamp Chlr. Johanni de Audley Chlr. Edwardo Nevill de Bergavenny Chlr. Reginaldo Gray de VVilton Johanni Strange Chlr. Hen. Gray Chlr. Johanni Howard Chlr. Ricardo West Chlr. VValtero Devereux de Ferrars Chlr. Johan le Scroop de Bolton Chlr. Radul Buteler de Sudley Chlr. Tho. Lumley de Lumley Chlr. Tho. Stanley de Stanley Chlr. Radulpho Fenis de Dacre Chlr. Johan Brook de Cobham Chlr. VValtero Blunt de Mountjoy Chlr. VVill. Sturton de Sturton Chlr. Johanni Bourchier de Bernes Chlr. Fulconi Bourchier de Fitz-warrin Chlr. Johanni Sutton de Dudley Chlr. VVillielm Hastings de Hastings Chlr. VVillielmo Berkley Chlr. Johanni Denham de Cary Denham Milites omnes except Denham The Parliament holden at Westminster the sixth day of October in the twelfth year of the reign of King Edward the Fourth IN the presence of the King sitting in the Chair of State in the Chamber de pinct within the Palace at Westminster and of the Lords and Commons Robert Bishop of Bath and Welles Chancellor of England made a notable declaration of the summons of the Parliament after which he willed the Commons to choose and the next day to present to the King their Speaker Receivers of petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of petitions for Gascoyne and other places beyond the seas and of the Isles Tryers of petitions for England c. as above Tryers of petitions for Gascoyne c. as above The second day of the Parliament the Commons declared to the Lords that they had chosen their Speaker The fourth day of the Parliament the Commons presented to the King William Allington Esquire to be their Speaker whose excuse refused he with the Common protestation was allowed The last day of November the Commons grant to the King 14000 Archers to serve the King at their costs for one year the same to be levyed out of all mens lands according to a proportion The Lords Spirituall and Temporall by themselves grant unto the King towards the furniture aforesaid the tenth part of one whole yeares revenue of all and singular their possessions The Commons by a long protestation require that the Statute made against ryots maintenance oppressions and for labourers may be executed The same day by the Kings commandement the Bishop of Rochester after thanks giving to the Commons for their grant doth prorogue the Parliament from the same day unto the eighth of February then ensuing at Westminster The King by Letters Patents createth Edward his first begotten son Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester the which is confirmed by common consent The King by other Letters Patents granteth unto the said Prince the hereditaments belonging to the said Principality and Earldome The King by other Letters Patents delivereth to the said Prince the Dutchy of Cornwall with the whole appurtenances all which grants are confirmed by assent of Parliament with sundry provisions Henry Percie Knight son and heir to Henry Percie late Lord of Northumberland is restored in bloud to the said Earldome and to all such hereditaments of the same Earl as came to the Kings hands the second day of March in Ann. 9. E. 4. and the attainder made against the said Earl An. 1. E. 4. tit 17. is made void The attainder made against William Grinsby Esq in An. 1. E. 4. is made void and he restored Robert Talbois Esq son and heir to William Talbois Knight is restored to the bloud and lands of the said William and the attainder of the said William An. 1. E. 4. tit 19. is made void George Brown Knight son of Tho. Brown of London is likewise restored as heir of the said Thomas notwithstanding any attainder made against the said George by verdict An. 38. H. 6. Robert Bulling Gentleman is restored and the attainder An. 1. E. 4. is made void â—homas Maidwell son and heir of Iohn Maidwell of Kirton in Lindsey in the County of Lincoln Gent. is restored to bloud and lands of the said Iohn Maidwell and the attainder had against him the said Iohn An. 1. E. 4. made void Edmond Cornwall son and heir to Thomas Cornwall is restored as above and the attainder had against the said Thomas An. 1. E. 4. is made void The like restitution of bloud and lands is made to Everard Digbie son and heir of Everard Digby late of Stockdry in Rutland Esq and the attainder had against the father An. 1. E. 4. is made void It is enacted that William Lord Berckley and Ioan his wife and the heirs of the sad William shall peaceably enjoy the Mannor and Burrough of Wotton under Egg the Mannor of Symond Hall and Erlingham with their appurtenances in the County of Gloucester against Margaret Viscountesse Lisle late the wife of Thomas Talbot late Viscount Lisle paying yearly to the said Margaret during her life 100 l. with certain provisions Ralph Nevil son and heir of Iohn Nevil Knight late Lord Nevil is restored to the bloud and lands of the said Iohn and the attainder had against the said Iohn An. 1. E. 4. is made void wherein certain provisions are Henry Roos Knight is restored in bloud and lands and the attainder had against him An. 1. E. 4. is made void Thomas Ormond
Esquire is also restored and the Attainder had against Thomas Ormond Knight Anno 1 E. 4. is made void The like restitution is made to Ralph Makerel Clerk and revocation as before Iohn Verney Esquire son and heir of Ralph Verney Knight and Margaret the wife of the said Iohn daughter and heir of Robert Whittingham Knight are restored to the bloud and lands of the said Robert and the attainder had against the said Robert Anno 1 E. 4. is made void William Stok is restored and the attainder had against him in Anno 1 E. 4. made void Iohn Skidamore Knight keeper of Pembrook Castle is restored to all his hereditaments and the attainder had against him Anno 1 E. 4. is made void William Cliff of Lockington in the County of York Yeoman son and heir of Henry Cllff late of the same Yeoman is restored to the bloud and lands of the said Henry and the attainder made against the said Henry Anno 1 E. 4. made void Robert Mersine son and heir of Robert Mersine of Andsworth in the County of Kent Esquire is restored to the bloud and lands of his said Father and the attainder had against the said Father in Anno 1 E. 4. made void The attainder of William Iasper of London Esquire Anno 1 E. 4. is made void and he restored The attainder had against Iohn Ioskin Esquire Anno 1 E. 4. is made void and Edward his son restored to blood and lands The Kings release under Letters Patents in Anno 3. of his reign made to the Chancellor and Scholars of Oxford of 5 l. yearly which they used to pay for the issues arising for Bread and Ale is confirmed by common consent Ralph Ashton Knight sheweth how in a writ of Right of Ward sued by him against one Roger Lener of the keeping of the Manor of Great Lener with th' appurtenances in Middleton in the County of Lancaster held of the said Ralph by Knights service as of his Manor of Middleton in the County of Lancaster the said Ralph recovered the same and for that the record was imbezelled the said Ralph having nothing but the copie thereof which is enrolled by word prayeth that the same copie may be taken for the record and that upon exemplification of the same under the Great Seal he may have execution the which was granted by full assent Iohan Glyn widdow late the wife of Iohn Glyn of Marvaile in the County of Cornwal Gent. sheweth how Thomas Clemens of Leskerd Borough in the said County Gent. with sundry others there named most shamefully murdered the said Iohn against all which evil doers straight order is taken for their punishments and enacted that if the said Ioane should die then the children should have the Appeal The like Order is taken against Robert Fernell of Newson in the County of York and others for murdering of Richard Williamson at the sute of Katherine wife of the said Richard There-assembly of the Parliament the 8th day of February in the year aforesaid at Westminster Anno Decimo Tertio Edwardi Quarti THe eighth day of April in the thirteenth year of this King the Commons grant unto the King one Fifeeen and one Desm except 6000 l. to be distributed to certain decayed Towns The same day after thanks given to the Commons the Chancellor by the Kings commandement prorogueth the Parliament from the said day to the sixth day of October then ensuing After which prorogation it is enacted that upon urgent cause the King moving the King may at any time before call and re-assemble the same Parliament sending forth Writs 20 dayes before to proclame It is enacted that all the money coming of the Tenths granted by the Lords tit 9. be payed to the Treasurer of England Humfrey Dacres Knight son of Thomas Dacres and brother to Randolph son and heir to the said Thomas of the body of the said Thomas begotten is restored to bloud and land notwithstanding the severall attainders had against the said Randolph and Humfrey the which are made void A provision for Richard Fennis Knight and Ioane his wife and the heirs of the said Ioane Sundry intayls of many Manors as well to the Lord Dacre the heir male as to Fennis the heir general are confirmed wherein also is to be noted a pedegree for the line of the Lord Dacre A restitution to Iohn Naylor of London Esquire as well of bloud as of Lands and the attainder had against him Anno 1 E. 4. made void All Letters Patents made to Thomas Lord Stanley are affirmed to be good notwithstanding the creation or any Letters Patents made to the Prince of Wales Duke of Cornwall and Earl of Chester an exception also of the Milnes of Lordlamas and Kennocogh in the Lordship of Beaumaris and of all the lands late Richard Knightlyes in the said Lordship The like confirmation is made to Roger Kenaston Knight for the keeping of the Castle of Hardlagh Roger Heron Esquire son and heir of Iohn Heron Knight is restored in blood and lands to the said Iohn and the attainder had against the said Iohn Anno 1 E. 4. made void Richard Tunstall Knight is restored and the attainder had against him Anno 1 E. 4. made void The King by authority of Parliament confirmeth to the Dean of New College at Leicester in succession the Manor of Southorpe called Fillibertscourt in Glouc. and the Manor of Southorpe called Grayes Court with other lands in Southorpe the which premises King Edw. the 3. gave to William Harvey and Mary his wife in especial tayl An order taken for the principal streets in Gloucester The King by assent pardoneth to Iohn Duke of Norfolk and all other his officers of the Kings Bench in Southwark the breach of the said prison made at Michaelmas in the tenth year of King E. 4. by certain misdoers unknown and the taking out of the prisoners to the number of an hundred by name laid in for sundry offences Robert Fennell of Neusome mentioned before tit 39. being laid in Newgate without bail or mainprize prayeth that the Chancellor upon a Corpus cum causa may let him to bayl the which is granted A long complaint of Iohn Ashton of Holley in the County of York Knight for imprisoning of the said Iohn by Iohn Mayfield of Pontefract Esquire and others against all whom straight order is taken for causing them to answer thereunto Where Thomas Tretway of Reskenny in the County of Cornwall Esquire and many others within named upon a complaint of riot by one Iohn Vivian exhibited for riots surmised to be done by the said Thomas and others for want of answering thereunto stood attainted of felony by Order of Parliament
upon whose Petitions the said attainders have been revoked In consideration of 23000 l. due by the King to the Mayor and Merchants of the Staple the King by a long act granteth to them a Fifteen as Anno 7 E. 4. tit 9. In a Roll entituled Anno Decimo Quarto where indeed the same was Anno Decimo Tertio THe re-assembly of the Parliament prorogued unto the sixth day of October in Anno 13. and from the same continued from day to day to the thirteenth of December then ensuing The hostility and contention which was between the King and the Merchants of England of the one part and the Duke of Hauns or the Stilliards of the other part from the 21. day of November in Anno E. 4. unto the 19. day of September in Anno 13 E. 4. are utterly appeased so as every Merchant of either part to the said 19. day may lawfully require of the other part his own and a free intercourse between those Countries and Merchants for ever to be had To which end the King by his Letters Patents confirmeth to the said Merchants of the Stilliard their old liberties granted to all Merchant strangers of every Country by name by King E. 1. but after granted by especiall name to the Merchants of the Stilliard by E. 2. wherein is to be seen their Customes rated and the Kings grant not to 〈◊〉 the same all which by act of Parliament is confirmed Iohn Fortescue Knight is restored to bloud and lands and the attainder had against him An. 1. E. 4. made void William Shetford Cousin and heir to Ioan one of the sisters and heirs of William Burnen Knight complaineth that he was wrongfully disseised of and in the moity of the Mannor of Treycorn Hamet Donebant Deliow Doyl Wenell Delydowbolin Deliem Carbolyn and Lamlyn with the appurtenances in Cornwall by Thomas Bodnegate Cousin and heir to Alice the other sister and heires to the said William and that the premisses were assured to Elizabeth the wife of Iohn Welles for life sometime the wife of the said Thomas at whose petition power is given to the Chancellor and two Justices to end the same An act of Resumption for the King to take all the hereditaments of the Crown Dutchies of Lancaster and York from the feast of St. Thomas in Anno Dom. 1473 whereof the King was seized the fourth day of March An. 1. E. 4. or which came to the Kings hand at any time since by attainder or otherwise A speciall Commission given to the Chancellor of the Dutchy of Lancaster for assuring the payment of certain of the Kings debts granted out of the same Dutchy and to passe under the seal of the said Dutchy A number of provisions and namely one that the same should not prejudice the Corporation union and annexion of the Dutchy of Lancaster and County Palatine nor the officers or tenants of the same In this time was Thomas Bourchier a Cardinall and Archbishop of Canterbury At this time was Iohn Howard Knight Lord Howard At this time was Sir Ralph Verney Knight Citizen and Alderman of London A provision for Iohn Blackhead A provision for VVilliam Hattclyffe the Kings Secretary We must not forget a provision for mother Cobb Midwife to Elizabeth the Kings best beloved wife Queen of England A provision for liberties granted to certain towns in the Isle of Haxling in the County of Southampton in An. 8. E. 4. The fourteenth day of December in the thirteenth year the Bishop of Duresm Chancellor of England in the presence of the King Lords and Commons after thanks giving on the Kings behalf to every estate by the Kings commandement prorogued the Parliament unto the twentieth day of Ianuary then ensuing at VVestminster The re-assumption of the Parliament the twentieth day of Ianuary aforesaid and continuance of the same to the first day of February then ensuing The said first day of February in the presence of the King sitting in the Chair of Estate the Lords and Commons the Bishop of Duresm Chancellor remembred the Commons that the same assembly was for consultation how the King might proceed in the warrs and for that they heard nothing from his brother of Burgundy whereon he much depended he by the Kings commandment prorogued the Parliament from the said day unto the ninth of May then ensuing Anno Decimo Quarto Edwardi Quarti THe re-assumption of the Parliament the ninth day of May and so continued unto the twenty eighth day of May then ensuing The King by the common consent granteth that George Duke of Clarence and Isabel his wife and Richard Duke of Gloucester and Anne his wife daughter and heir to Richard Nevill late Earl of Warwick and daughters and heirs apparent to Anne Countesse of Warwick shall enjoy to them and to the heirs of their said wives all the hereditaments belonging to the said Anne in such wise as if the said Anne were dead and that their said wives should be of bloud to the said Anne and enjoy all benefits accordingly and the said Anne therefore for ever barred That the said Dukes and their wives and the heirs of their said wives may make partition of the premisses to be good in Law and that the said Dukes or either of them over-living his wife shall during his life enjoy her property That all alienations discontinuances charges and incumbrances suffered by any of the said Dukes or their wives to debarr the other of their said purparties to be utterly void That if the said Duke of Gloucester be at any time after divorced from the said Anne after newly her mariage and suffer any such incumbrances as above to be void And further if the said Duke Richard upon such divorce doth the uttermost to be reconciled during his wifes life that then after the death of his said wife he shall enjoy her purparty A provision that the said Dukes and their wives might exchange with the King the Lordship Manor and Wapentake of Chestersield and Scurnsdale with the appurtenances in the same The effect of the grant made to the Mayor and Company of Staples in Anno 12 E. 4. tit 59. is in manner recited and thereby enacted that the said Mayor during the said term shall pay 1000 marks for the fees and rewards of the Kings Justices Sergeants and Attorneys A long complaint made by Robert Billesden one of the Sheriffs of London and Henry Newton one of the Sergeants against Robert Gibbs a Captain for succouring and taking away of one Thomas Bishop Grocer of London being arrested and in the custody of the said Henry whereupon order was taken that the said Sheriff and Henry should be discharged of the rescues
Ware whose Indictment and processe thereon is annexed to the record Elizabeth Notâ—hill the sister and heir of Anthony Notehill late of Riston in Holderness in the County of York Knight and Cosin and heir of Anthony Notehill late of the same Esquire son of the same Anthony and Walter the Attainders against them Anno 1 E. 4. made void The attainder against Thomas Vere Knight Anno 13 E. 4. tit 35. is revoked and he restored to the Manor of Dillingham in the County of Cambridge and all other his hereditaments William Finderne Knight son and heir of Thomas Findern Knight is restored to the bloud and lands of the said Thomas and the Attainder of the said Thomas Anno 1 E. 4. made void A long Order for the paving of the City of Canterbury The like Statute for the paving of the Town of Taunton in Somersetshire The like for the Town of Ciciter The like for the Town of Southampton Ralph Ashton Knight reciteth the matter contained Anno 12 E. 4. tit 37. and sheweth how the said Roger with sundry other there named in most riotous wife since the said Act detained and kept the Manor of Great Lener against which riots order by processe is granted with provisions Where Richard Heron of London Merchant sued Iohn Walden late Mayor of the Staple at Callice and Philip Harbery Merchants of the same in the Court at Bruges in Flanders and other forein Courts It is enacted that if the said Richard doe not after Proclamation made in London surcease the forein sutes that he then shall be out of the Kings protection Petitions of the Commons with their Answers THe print touching money cap. 1. agreeth with the record The print for Courts of Piepowder cap. 2. agreeth with the record The print against unlawfull games cap. 2. agreeth with the record A long Act for the apparelling of every estate The print for making of tyle cap. 4. agreeth with the record The print touching sealing of Cloathes cap. 5. agreeth with the record The print touching the Sheriffs return cap. 6. agreeth with the record The print touching the revocation of a Parliament holden Anno 9 E. 4. agreeth with the record It is enacted that John at Will a Burgesse for Exeter being condemned during the Parliament in the Exchequer upon 8. several Informations by the pursute of John Taylor of the same Town shall have as many Supersedeas therefore as he will until his coming home An Act to continue unto the next Parliament that all Irishmen born or coming of Irish and which doe remain within England doe repair and remain in Ireland or else to pay yearly a certain sum there rated for the defence of the same Anno Vicesimo secundo Edwardi Quarti Rex c. Charissimo suo filio primogenito Edwardo Principi Walliae c. apud Westm. Vicesimo die Ianuarii Teste Rege apud Westm. decimo quinto die Novembris 1482. RIcardo Duci Eborum Ricardo Duci Gloucest Johanni Duci Suffolciae Hen. Duci Buckingham Tho. Marchioni Dorset VVillielmo Com. Arundell Hen. Com. Essex Edwardo Com. Cantii Radulph Com. Westmerland Hen. Com. Northumb. Anth. Com. Rivers Willielmo Com. Huntington Radulpho Graystock Chlr. Tho. le Scroop de Masham Chlr. Ricardo Beauchamp de Beauchamp Chlr. Johanni de Audley Chlr. Georgio Nevil Chlr. Reginaldo Gray de VVilton Chlr. Georgio Standley de Standley Chlr. Hen. Gray Chlr. Johanni Howard Chlr. Ricardo West Chlr. VValtero Devereux de Ferrars Chlr. Johan le Scroop de Bolton Chlr. Tho. Lumley de Lumley Chlr. Tho. Standley de Standley Chlr. Richardo Fines de Dacre Chlr. Johanni Brooke de Cobham Chlr. Johan Blunt de Mountjoy Chlr. Johan Sturton de Sturton Chlr. Johan Sutton de Dudley Chlr. Willielmo Hastings de Hastings Chlr. VVillielmo Viscount Berckley Chlr. Johanni Denham de Cary Denham Chlr. Edwardo Gray de Lisle Fran. Lovell de Lovell Chlr. Ricardo Fitz-hugh Chlr. Tho. Arundell de Montrevers Mil. Humâ— Dacre de Gilsland Johanni Gray de Powis Ricardo Hastings de Welles Oweno Ogle de Ogle Mil. Edwardo Hastings de Hungerford The Parliament holden at Westminster the twentieth day of Ianuary in the Two and twentieth year of the reign of Edward the Fourth IN the presence of the King sitting in the Chair of estate in the Chamber de pinct commonly called St. Edwards Chamber within the Palace of Westminster and of the Lords and Commons then there assembled the Archbishop of York Chancellor of England made a notable Declaration of the calling of the Parliament taking for his Theam Dominus illuminatio mea et salus mea after which he willed the Commons the next day to choose their Speaker and to present him to the King Receivers of Petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of Petitions for Gascoyne and other places beyond the Seas and of the Isles Tryers of Petitions for England c. as above Tryers of Petitions for Gascoyne c. as above The second day of the Parliament certain of the Commons declared unto the Lords how they had made choice of their Speaker The third day the Commons presented unto the King Iohn Wood Esquire to be their Speaker whose Excuse made was refused and he with the Common protestation was allowed The fifteenth day of February the Commons by the assent of the Bishops and Lords granted to the King one Desm and one Fifteen to be levied of the Laity except 6000 l. to be bestowed upon decayed Towns A yearly Subsidie granted to be levied of all Strangers as well the Denizens as otherwise At the request of the Commons the King granted that all the Statutes concerning Weights and Measures of Labourers Beggars and Vagabonds should be proclamed and observed A yearly rent out of the Kings Customes and other Revenues for paying the provision taken up for his houshold amounting to 11000 l. Where the Prince was seized of sundry Manors in the County of Dorset there by name as in the right of his Dutchy of Cornwall the same Manors are given to William Earl of Huntington son and heir of William Herbert Knight late Earl of Pembrook in general tail in exchange for sundry Honours Castles and Manors in Wales all which by the same authority of Parliament are annexed to the said Dutchie The King by authority of Parliament giveth to Richard Duke of Gloucester and to the heirs males of his body lawfully begotten the Wardship and office of North Marches together with the Castle Town Lordship and Fee-farm of Carlisle with all the Customs and profits the Castle and Fee-farm of Bowcastle with all the appurtenances and Nichol Forest and all the Kings hereditaments as of his
Patent Answ. Woollen cloth Alnager Loans repaid Five chief Officers not to be displaced without special fault Answ. English merchants Reprisal Scots goods Answ. Mortuaries Armour Answ. Provisions Variance from the Record Popes abuses Nâ—velties Cardinals Archdeaconry of Bath Writs of Summons Chancellor Magna Charta read Parliament adjourned because divers Lords and Commons not come by reason of the soul ways and weather Commons Writs not returned Kings Command Many Temporal Lords absent upon the Marches Kings Justices Serjeanâ—s Chancellor Causes of the Parliament Churches Libertiesâ— Peace of the Realm Warrs and Army in France and Scotland Aids expected Defence Kings Jewels pawned Gallies to keep the Seas provided by the King Aid Speedy consultation and aidâ— Receivers of Petitions Triers of Petitions Chancellor Commons house departed Their consultations Rancour and malice to be laid aside Commons consult together Speaker of the Commons Sir Iohn Oldersburgh Particulars of the Kings necessities required Commons poverty Kings Officers A particular Schedule delivered the Commons amounting to one hundred and fifty thousand pound The Commons desire a moderation of the Lords Commons grant a conditional aid if the Clergy would give such a sum Poll money Clergies Priviledges to the aids in Parliament of their free wills Poll money granted Subsidies of Wools. Sir Ralph Ferriers accused in Parliament of action of Treason before the Lords Lords Judges in Parliament Evidence against him Letters of Intelligence produced against Sir Ralph Letters to the Admiral of France Letters out of France Parliament Marshal of England Councel required and denied His answer to the Letters and Evidences Improbabiliâ—y Sâ—r Ralphâ—emanded â—emanded to prison Parliament The letters and their credits examined The Letters seem forged Sir Ralphs answer Combate offered and denied The Lords think him innocent He is bailed by Pledges body for body Next Parliament Chief Justice Begger committed to prison for forgery Great Charter and other Statutes confirmed Answ. Commission of Survâ—y sealed Fâ—es fâ—r the Commissioners Answ. Taxes Warrs Answ. Prerogative Tax how to be imployed Warrs Answ. Chester Durham Cinque Ports Answ. Half pence Farthings Answ. Ship Deodand Favour Normans Ships Answ. Error Oath Suggestion Answ. Outlawry Addition Answ. Common Law Oâ—slâ—â— of possession Eâ—quest of Office Escheator Patent Answ. Sheriffs discharge Impossibility Answ. Pardon 2. E. 3.7 8. Yarmouth Patent Revocation Monopoly Kirkley road Answ. Commissioners Yarmouth Victuals Butter Cheese Transportation â—â—â—e Lincolnshire bounds Commissions Answ. Derby Assizes Justices Answ. Sussex and Surrey Sheriffs allowance Fee farm Earl of Arundel Answ. Popes Collectors First-fruits Prohibition Answ. Debts of E. 3. be paid Prior Aliens removed Answ. Answ. Sheriffs Pardon of Felony Riot in York Major of York unduly sworn and chosen by a Writ Answ. Commissions to enquiry of the Riot Sergeants at Arms to arrest the principall rioters and bring them to the Councel The undue elected Major to cease exercising his Office and appear before the Councel Iohn de Gisborn commanded by Writ to execute this Office Wines Gageing of them Parliament adjourned becauâ—e all the Writs not return'd Painted chamber Commons all called by name Chancellor Causes of Parliament Subsidy granted with proviso Council of Lords Voyage royal into France Lords Soldiers Wages Merchants Security Causes of Parliament Lords and Commons advice Petitions Commons desire to know the sum required Loan Assurance Knights of Shires Conference with the Lords Merchants conferred with Commons and Knights debates Report to the Lords Merchants Loan by the Nobles and Gentry Assurance Merchants Mony advanced by loan Wools. Merchant strangers Staple Free trade Subsidy Seas guarded Parliament Heresie Parliament adjourned because All Souls day Parliament adjourned because sundry Sheriffs had not returned their Writs Parliament adjourned because many Knights and Burgesses made default Debates between the Duke of Lancaster and Earl of Northumberland who came with divers armed men and archers to the Parliament Parliament adjourned by reason of their armed power King Councel and Nobles desired to appease the discord The Councel called by name in Parliament Archbishop elect Chancellor of England his Oration Causes of Parliament Vice suppressed Receivers of Petitions Triers of Petitions Causes of Parliiament Commons called all by their names Treasurer of England Churches liberties Peace Tumults Rebellion Villanies Manumissions Great Seal Revocation Kings wants Aids Commons house Commons present their Speaker Sir R. VValsgrave He desires to be discharged Charged on his Allegiance to continue Speakers protestation He requireth a more full declaration of the Kings meaning Chancellor Vâ—llains Repeal of Manumissions Parliament Commâ—ns Repeal Infranchisement Commons assent Committee of Lords to confer with the Commons General Pardon desired Old order of the Parliament Commons to shew their conceits to the Lords Commons Protestation Ill government about the King Purveyors Commons pilled Enemies unresisted Privy-Council Reformation must begin at the head Kings Confessor secluded the Court. Commons devises Wise men to be appointed about thâ— Kings person Wise Officers Chancellor to be elected Chanceries enormities redressed Treasurer Barons Exchequer-Officers Justices of both Benches Serjeants c. Commons to view the Names and Ordinances before confirmed Tumults suppressed Realms great poverty by the wars Money exported Base money Low price of Wools Tin and Lead Lords and Nobles Ordinances executed General Pardon desired Law regulated Clerks of Chancâ—ry Justices Barons of Exchequer Lawyers Lords c. Report to the Lords and Commons Exchequer Pardons required confirmed in Parliament Pardon Rebels pardon Excepted personâ— Archbishop slain Treasurer slain Chief Justice slain Due remedy Pardon for those who rose not Commons request Law-made Ordinance against Purveyors Kings charges great Kings marriage with Anne daughter to the Emperor Charls Aid for safety of the King State and Common wealth Peoples ill will Commons dare not grant greater Taxes Subsidy of Wooll and Staple-wares Commons unadvised Parliament adjourned till after Christmas Further advice Queens arrival Earl of Arundel Sir Mic. de la Poole Custom of Parliament Pardons King used not to grant ought to the Commons till they granted something to him Commons answer Subsidy delayed Kings answer Pardons delayed Commons better advised Subsidy of Wools and Staple-wares granted with an interruption Pardons openly read Commons thanks Commission by Parliament to stay Riots Insurrections Rebellions Mainpâ—isors discharged Enlargementâ— Richard Clâ—ndâ—n Eâ—quire Bill of accusation Sir William Coggan Menaces Extortionâ— Combate Câ—uncel desire in Parâ—iamentâ— denied in Treason Aâ—swers amended Triall adjourned â—ouâ— of Parliament before the Justices Common Law Major and Commonalty of Cambridge accused Insurrection Universities treasurie robbed Universities Charters Chancellor and the Universities released by Duress University Seal Writs to the Mâ—jor and Commonalty of Cambridge to appear and answer in Parliament A Writ to the Major and Bailiff They appear in proper person The Commons appear by Aâ—torney Not guilty pleaded by the Major Deeds redelivered sealed gotten by Duress Râ—lease of Liberties c. by Durâ—â—â— Release of Actions Deeds by Duress cancelled Chancellor
would all unreasonable Impositions to cease The print that the whole ship shall be forfeited for a trifle therein not customed cap. 8. agreeth with the Record The print for bringing in of Wine out of Gascoin cap. 10. and 11. agreeth with the Record The print for such as shall not prove their suggestions cap. 9. agreeth with the Record The print touching the corrupt taking of Jurors Embracers and Maintainers cap. 12. agreeth with the Record It is agreed that one Staple shall be at New Melcomb and another at Ipswich and that all Merchants and others for their ease may ship Wools at Lewes where the Customers of Chichester shall take the Custome and the Customers at Yarmouth do the like for Lynne The seventeenth day of February after that the King in the presence of the Lords and Commons had given his assent to all the abovesaid Premises he gave thanks to the whole Estate and so licensed them to take their ease Anno Quadragesimo Edwardi Tertii The Parliament holden at Westminster the Monday next after the Invention of the Cross in Anno Quadragesimo Edwardi Tertii THe Bishop of Ely then Chancellor in the Chamber de pinct in the presence of the Lords and Commons declared the cause of the Parliament in effect following First How the King had sent the Prince his eldest son to govern the Country of Gascoin and how he had sent the Duke of Clarence his son into Ireland to stay the same and how that his chief care was now in what wise he might best govern the Realm of England Receivers of petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of petitions for Aquitane and other forreign places and Isles Tryers of Petitions for England as above Tryers of petitions for Aquitane as above The next day after the Chancellor in the presence of the Lords and Commons declared how the day before they generally understood the cause of the same Assembly and now they should more especially Viz. How the King understood that the Pope for the homâ—ge that King Iohn did to the See of Rome for the Realm of England and Ireland and for the tribute by him granted meant by process to cite the King to Rome to answer thereto wherein the King required their advice what was best for him to doe if any such thing were attempted The Bishops by themselves required respite of an answer untill the next day so did the Lords and Commons every one of them by themselves The same next day the whole Estate came together and by common consent enacted in effect following Viz. Forasmuch as neither King Iohn nor any other King could bring his Realm and Kingdom in such thraldom and subjection but by common assent of Parliament the which was not done And therefore that which he did was against his Oath at his Coronation besides many other causes If therefore the Pope should attempt any thing against the King by process or other matters in deed that the King with all his Subjects should with all their force and power resist the same At this present day the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge and Fryers of the four Orders Mendicants in the said Universities made long complaint one against the other to the King in Parliament and in the end submitted themselves to the Kings Order After which the Lords upon full digesting tâ—e whole matâ—er by assent of Parliament took order That as well the Chancellor and Schollers as the the â—riars of those Orders in the said Universities should in all Graces and other School-Exercises use each other in friendly wise without any rumor as before And that none of those Orders should receive any Scholar into their said Orders being under the age of eighteen years That the Friars should take no advantage nor procure any Bull or any other Process from Rome against the said Universities or proceed therein That the King have power to redress all Controversies between them from henceforth and the offenders to be punished at the pleasure of the King and of his Council The Parliament continued until Monday the 11. of May The Chancellor then declared how the King had married the Lady Isabel his daughter to the Lord Cowcy who had fair living in England and elswhere and that it were for the honor of the King to create him an Earl which all the Lords thought good but for that the King was not determined of what name there was no more therein done At this time Sir Thomas Ludlow Chief Baron of the Exchequer shewed to the whole Estate how William the son and heir of William Stevens who held diversly of the King in chief as of the Crown had by Writ of Aetate probanda sued out Livery out of the Kings hands whereas the said William the son for long time should be within age as by a long Schedule may appear Whereupon the whole Estate upon sight of the said William the son adjudged him to be within age and therefore took order that all his hereditaments so sued out of the Kings hands should be eftsoons reseised into the Kings hands untill his full age and that all Obligations Charters Statutes Recognisances and all other Writings made by the said William the son should be void Note the Judgment is strange This done the King gave thanks to the whole Estates and licensed every one to depart and so the Parliament ended Anno Quadragesimo secundo Edwardi Tertii Rex primogenito suo Edwardo Principi Aquitaniae Walliae c. apud Westmonasterium primo die Maii. Teste Rege apud Westmonasterium 24 die Februarii c. JOhanni Duci Lancastriae Edmondo Com. Cantabrigiae Ricardo Com. Arundel Willielmo de Monte acuto Com. Sarum Hugoni Courtney Com. Devon Roberto de Ufford Com. Suff. Ricardo Com. Staff Thomae Vere Com. Oxoniae Gilberto de Humfravil Com. de Anegos Davido Strabolgi Com. Athil Thomae de Bello campo Com. Warr. Henrico Piercie Johanni de Nevil de Rabie Johanni Cherlton de Powis Waltero de Manny Willielmo Latimer Rogero de Clifford Guidoni de Brian Rado Basset de Drayton Johanni de Grey de Rotherfield Petro de Malo lacu Johanni Grey de Codonore Reginaldo Grey de Ruthin Willielmo de Say Michaeli de Poynings Barthol de Bourcheir Gilberto Talbot Johanni de Willoughby Michaeli de la Poole Thomae de Musgrave Johanni de Huntingfield Roberto de Scales Ranulpho de Dacre Johanni de Northwood Roberto de Holland Willielmo la Zouch de Harringworth Willielmo de Ferrariis Rogero de Bello Campo Johanni Mohun de Dunstre Williemo de Morley Johanni Buttort Willielmo de Furnival Johanni Cobham de Kent Willielmo Botelers de Wenne Johanni de Clinton Lucy de Poynings Willielmo de Bortreaux Rad. Spinard Custod Quing Port. Anno Quadragessimo secundo Edwardi Tertii The Parliament holden at
in his own Country unless some forreign Justice be associate with him Who will complain shall have right That the Charter made to the men of Yarmouth that none should within the time of their fishing buy any Herring within seven miles of the same Town may be repealed so as men may openly buy and sell. The King granteth in respect of a new grant above mentioned saving to the Town all other their Liberties with this Clause licet That no man be barred by any warranty collateral but for so much of lands as descended to him by such Ancestry The King will be advised untill the next Parliament That the Justices of Assize shall keep their Sessions in Towns where Gaols be and make their deliverances before their departure at the least once by the year and that to the same Justices may be made in one Patent as well to take the Assize as to deliver the Gaole The Justices of Assize shall have their Patent in such wise as hath been and shall as well take the Assize as make delivery That all Sheriffs may be yearly chosen at the Feast of S. Michael and so as their gifts and dinners to the Officers of the Exchequer may be done That the Justices deliver into the same Court their Extracts at the Utaves of S. Michael and that they be delivered to the Sheriff at the fifteen of S. Martine or the day after Hilary at utmost That Sheriffs and Escheators may be yearly removed Sheriffs and Escheators shall be yearly chosen at Michaelmas and have out their Commissions the day after All Souls that no dinners or gifts be given them in the Receipt or Exchequer on pain That Writs be sent into all the Counties of England to publish the perambulations of the Forrest heretofore made and to make new perambulations and to establish the continuance of the same so as every Officer upon the breach thereof do forfeit his Office and render double damages to the party grieved The King meaneth newly to make perambulations through England and willeth that the Charter of the Forrest be observed That remedy may be had against certain Lombards who have coloured certain ships fraughted and wrecked goods of the Kings enemies and persued by certain of the Kings Subjects to be their own and by sinister means have obtained the same The grieved upon suit to the Councel shall have right That no lands or tenements be seized by any of the Kings Officers of any person not attainted of Treason or Felonie in his life time Let it be more fully opened That no Sheriff Under sheriff or Gaoler be Justice during their Offices neither that they be put in any Commission then only concerning their Offices It liketh the King That the Bishops do certainly appoint what shall be taken for a Probate of a Testament and for an Acquittance upon the accompt The Statutes therefore made shall be kept That for goods of Felons found by office every man may traverse such Offices and upon the reversing of the same to be discharged The Law shall stand as it doth That no man be charged upon an account in the Exchequer of Scottish money sweet Wine sold without licence Corn Lead Tin Worsted Butter and such like whereby no profit is to the Prince That for Scottish money remedie was provided 47 E. 3. tit 19. for sweet Wines remedy was appointed at the last Parliament and for the rest shall be with opportunity That the Clerks of the Market of the Kings houshold do not by extortion take Fines in gross or certain of any Towns and that there may be appointed a certainty of Measures and Weights according to to the Standard He shall see punishment done according to the quality of the fault without any such Fines taking there where he doth not his Office And the measure to be according to the Standard and Statute made That no Patent of any Lands found by the Escheators Enquest be granted so as the party will stand bound to answer the King the profits thereof if upon trial it be found for the King The King will be advised thereof That the Chancellor upon the Writ of Champerty may grant forth Writs at the suit of the party and that he may recover damages in his suit The King will be advised until the next Parliament They require remedy against reservation of Benefices from Rome This Bill is elswhere answered That the Lord Steward and Marshal of the Kings houshold do hold no other pleas then are contained in the Statute called Articuli super Chartas That they of twelve miles may be certainly limited whether from the Kings presence or the place of the housholdâ— and not from both unless they be together and that the Steward do keep his Session within three miles about the presence of the King as it hath been accustomed They shall have jurisdiction from the place where the King himself is or from the place where the houshold is kept twelve miles of every part only and not from the one and the other at one time And further the Statute therefore made shall stand That every man in the Exchequer being impleaded may wage his Law as in other Courts where wager doth lie They shall not wage their Law in the Exchequer as in other Courts where the King is not party That the Corographer may be sworne that neither he nor none of his Clerks do take for the ingrossing of a Fine but only Four shillings The Statute made therefore shall stand A long Bill against the usuâ—pations of the Pope as being the cause of all the plagues injuries famine and poverty of the Realm so as thereby was not left the third person or other Commodity within the Realm as lately was That the Tax paid to the Pope for Ecclesiastical dignities doth amount to five times as much as the Tax of all the profits as appertain to the King by the year of this whole Realm and for some one Bishoprick or other dignity the Pope by way of translation and death hath three four or five several Taxes That the Brokers of that sinful City for money promote many Caitiffs being altogether unlearned and unworthy of a Thousand marks Living yearly where the learned and worthy can hardly obtain Twenty marks whereby Learning decayeth That Aliens enemies to this Land who never saw nor care for to see their Parishioners have those Livings whereby they despise Gods service and convey away the treasure and are worse thâ—n Jews or Saracens To be considered that the Law of the Church would have such Livings to be bestowed for charity only without praying or paying That reason would that Livings given of devotion should be bestowed in hospitality That God had
next Parliament that all Merchants which shall bring in any cloth of Gold Riverchief Pearls Jewels or Furrs and all Merchants which shall transport Staple wares shall finde Surety to the Tower to the value of twelve pence in Bullion for every twenty shillings of such their Merchandise so brought in or transported That no Knight or Lady under forty pound land by the year do wear any precious Furrs cloth of Gold ribond of Gold or silk on pain to loose all that they have The King will be advised until the next Parliament It is enacted unto the next Parliament that every Goldsmith shall set his mark unto his Vessel which if it be not according to the sterling he shall forfeit it double be imprisoned and sined Certain Petitions of the Major and Aldermen of Callis touching their Liberties with the answers thereunto It is enacted that the Chancellor and Schollers of the University of Cambridge shall for five years in default of the Major and Bailiffs of the same Town of Cambridge have the punishment of all manner of Victuals Measures and Weights within the said Town and also power to punish the Major and Bayliffs and their Officers if there shall be any Victuallers for any such default And it is to be noted that of the printed Statute cap. 3. touching fained gifts and Feoffments to defeat mens Creditors there is no mention made in this Record Anno Secundo Richardi Secundi The Parliament holden at Gloucester the Wednesday next after the Feast of S. Luke the Evangelist in the Second year of King Richard the Second THe same Wednesday being the 20. day October and the first day of the Parliament certain of the Nobles met in a Chamber appointed in the Abby of S. Peters of Gloucester where for that divers of the Lords were not come nor the Sheriffs then returned their Writs the Parliament was adjourned until the next day by the Kings commandment The same Thursday after the King with his three Uncles of Spain Cambridge and Buckingham the two Archbishops and divers other Nobles assembled in the Great Hall of the Abby of Gloucester and there appointed where the L. B. of Davids by the commandment of the King declared the cause of the Parliament as followeth viz. First for the liberties of the Church maintenance of the Laws and observations of the Peace Secondly for that it was enacted that a Parliament should yearly be holden Thirdly for that the King desired to see and to consult with them so honorable an Assembly there gathered in Gods name which he commendeth willing unity and concord among them to be according to the resemblance of the Church Another great cause was for that the King being left in the midst of great Wars could not endure and maintain the same without their Aid He sheweth further that since the great villany and damage done by the Scots at Roxburgh at Truce thereupon taken for a time they the same Scots have allied themselves with the French to the end to depart from the same Truce and by all means to annoy the King and his friends All which to recite and the charges thereof to bear he willeth them deeply to consider One great mischief in the Commonweal he remembreth them viz. That the Law of the Land and the Law of Arms do not concur together by certain similitudes he wisheth them of those two Laws to make a Relative so as they may stand with the other Another mischief he noteth to wit Slanderers and sowers of discord between Nobles Gentlemen and Neighbours the which kind of men he resembleth to Dogs that eat raw flesh so applying them to eat and consume living men For all which enormities he wisheth them to seek redress and to be there the next day by eight of the clock to hear further Declarations and the Commons to keep the Chapter house within the great Cloister of the Abby aforesaid Receivers of Petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of Petitions for Gascoyne and other places beyond the Seas and for the forein Isles Tryers of petitions for England c. as above Tryers of petitions for Gascoin c. as above The Friday after the two and twentieth of October the Lords and Commons assembled in the said great Hall where Sir Richard le Scroop Steward of the Kings Houshold declaring his own unworthiness there to speak shewed them how they were invironed with enemies and the King importably charged for keeping possession beyond the Seas namely that Callis cost him yearly twenty thousand pounds Brest twelve thousand marks besides Ireland Cherburgh Burdeaux and Bayn he sheweth that the old grant of the last Parliament was onely dispended in the Wars as the Officers could declare he wisleth them to consult for the rescue and the mean how to levie the charges After that the Commons came before the King where Sir Iames Pickering knight Speaker of the Parliament for the Commons maketh his Protestation as well for himself as for the whole House And first for the Commons That if he should speak any thing which happily might be ill taken it might be as as nothing so as the Commons at any time might amend the same And so much for himself He therefore rehearseth the whole charge of the Parliament pronoun the Chancellor and to the first points touching the liberties of the Church maintenance of the Laws and observations for the Peace the Commons making low curtesies rendred therefore most humble thanks and pray God for the execution of the same To the aid required for the King he sheweth how in the last Parliament upon the like motion to the Commons repeating the great charges of the King by the Treasurer they then made answer that they saw no such cause of aid whereunto for the King it was then replyed that the Kings Coronation was chargeable and that if the Commons would grant such reasonable aid whereby the King might thereby provide an army that they nothing doubted but that the King of himself might continue the same without charging them of long time upon which promise and hope the Commons did then grant the same large aid and being now unable to do the same require pardon thereof thinking that a great part of the same grant remained yet in the Kings Treasury The said Sir Richard le Scroop not knowing any such promise of discharge made in the last Parliament charging them with unâ—ruth for surmising any rest of the last grant to be And thereto calleth for witness William Walworth and Iohn Philpot Citizens of London and Treasurers appointed and sworn Thereupon the Commons make request to know how and in what manner the same sums were defraied whether some were not therefore indebted and who should be Councellors and great Officers
into the Parliament before the King and Lords bringing in Sir Iohn Gildesbrough knight whom they had chosen then to be their Speaker who making his Protestation required that whatsoever he should speak and be taken in evill part might be imputed to his ignorance and not unto the Commons And if that happily he should speak contrary to the expectation of the said Commons that they then at all times amend the same He saith then that the Commons suppose that if the King were reasonably governed in his expences within and without the Realm that he should little need to charge his Commons being already much impoverished And therefore they require the King to discharge the Lords of the great Councel and to appoint about him only five Councellors being his chief Officers viz. the Chancellor Treasurer Keeper of the Privy Seal chief Chamberlain and the Steward of the Houshold whose names they would knowâ— and that they should not be removed without Parliament but for death sickness or such like causes Finally he requireth that it would please the King to appoint by Commission certain such as should enquire by all means of the Kings charges as well of Houshold as otherwise and of all his Officers beyond the Seas as on this side and to appoint redresse for defaults since his Coronation The King after that granteth to such Commission and to the persons therein named according to the form following his estate and regality always saved The whole form and Commission it self with the Names of the Commissioners very large and worthy the noting The Lords and Commons do grant to the King one fifteen and a half to be taken out of the Cities and Towns and one Desme of Fifteenth and a half to be taken within Cities and Towns by way of a Loan untill the next Parliament and to be levied according as the last were so as the same be only imployed upon the Warrs They also grant unto the King the Subsidie of wools woolfels and skins from the Feast of S. Michael next until Michaelmas then next ensuing in such wise as was granted in the last Parliament beseeching that in the mean time there may not other Subsidies be asked of the Commons For a more declaration of the Statute of Treason made 25 E. 3. it was adjudged by the Temporal Justices and confirmed by Parliament that where one Iean Imperial Ianeois of S. Meces in Iennes came as an Ambassador to the King under the Kings letters of safe conduct for alliance to be had between the King and the Duke and Commonalty of Iennes the aforesaid Iean so being under the Kings protection was murthered in London by some of the Kings Subjects That such act and stroak was Treason and a fault of the Kings royal Majesty impaired William de Mountagne Earl of Salisbury cometh into the Parliament in proper person and by petition sheweth the whole matter contained in the last Parliament tit 19 20 21 22 23 24. and sheweth how long he had sued and that day was given him until this present time requireth that Sir Iohn Cavendish Knight there present before whom the matter was might bring before them the old Process and Record and that he might assign the Errors and they proceed to Judgment Whereupon Sir Iohn Bishopstone Clerk and servant to the Earl of March in the absence of the said Earl then being in Wales in preparing himself towards Ireland where he was appointed to be the Kings Lieutenant sheweth the Kings protection made to the said Earl of March for one half year The words of the protection being read as it is there word for word and allowed and the said Earl of March to go without day Philip Darcy knight sheweth that whereas King Edw. 3. granted to Iohn Darcy knight the reversion of the Mannors of Temphurst and Templemeston and to his heirs males which was the said Philip The Prior of S. Iohn of Ierusalem in England upon the Order of 17 E. 2. had sued a Scire facias against the said Philip where the said Philip prayed in aid of the King as in reversion and that the said Prior sued in the Chancery for a Procedendo which he requireth to be stayed The said Philip sheweth a Deed in the Parliament whereby the Predecessor of the said Prior granted those Mannors of Flaxfleet being then in the Kings hands together with the Mannors of Dennis and Stroud next Rocestre all being parcel of the Lands of the Temple to King E. 2. in fee the which Deed the same Prior seemeth to deny But the same being so shewed before was delivered to the Treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer as appertaining to the King and order taken that no proceedings should be granted until Michaelmas after that in the mean time search might be made for the Kings title Iohn Earl of Pembroke being in the Kings custody and William la Zouch of Harringworth Cousins and heirs of William Cantlow shew that where Thomas the son and heir of Sir Robert Roos of Ingmanthorp sued them for certain lands in the Shire of York which late were the said Williams supposing certain Feoffments to be made by the said William without Condition for the advantage of this Complaint And for that the said Thomas sought to come to the trial of the Country which he had corrupted they required redress and trial by the Parliament The matter was committed to Iohn Knevit and Iohn Cavendish Chief Justices and to Robert Belknap Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas to examine and make report who did so at large whereby it falls out that the said Feoffments were made upon Condition as may there appear Petitions of the Commonsâ— with their Answers The print touching the liberties of the Church cap. 1. and observation of Laws cap. 11. in effect agreeth with the Record but not in form besides in the Record are contained the Great Charter and the Charter of the Forrest Sundry Counties lying upon the Sea-coasts by name require that all Chieftains of Soldiers do recompence the harms done to the Subjects by any of their Soldiers while they lay for passage over The King granteth so as the parties do make complaint to such Chieftains before their departure out of the Realm The Counties of Northumberland Cumberland and Westmerland require consideration of a Warden and Garrisons to lie on their Marches and that it may be commanded to all such as have Castles Forts or Lands as well within those Countries as upon all the Sea-coasts that they dwell upon the same To the first the King will provide To the second it is so commanded That no meer Welsh-man do purchase or procure any Lands or Lease in any of the Counties between the River of Severn and Wales on pain to lose the same to such on
appointed Justice of Assize or deliverie or of the Peace in his Countrie The King thereof will be advised That such Justices as keep the Sessions in the Shire of York may hold Sessions also twice in the year at least in the Counties of Northumberland Cumberland and Westmerland That the Justices shall hold their Sessions in order to the order made without reasonable excuse It is enacted for holding the Assizes in effect according to the Print Cap. 5. but not in forme That the Justices and their Clarks do enroll all Deeds to them brought within one Quarter of a year after such Deeds to them brought or else to answer the partie thereby endamaged The Statutes therefore provided shall be examined observed That the King will appoint good orders about his person and rule of his houshold so as he may live within his Revenues and that all profits and gifts may be employed upon the Wars to the ease of the Commons The King much desireth it and so by advise meaneth to do The King at the request of the Commons granteth pardon of all treasons and Fellonies done in the late Insurrection except certain before excepted and except Iohn Horne Adam Carlill and Walter Sibell of London now accused of horrible Acts. That remedie may be had against the misdemeanours of Cheshire men touching their rapes and other oppressions done in sundrie Countries wherein they seem to be lawless The King by advise will take the best order saving the liberties of Chester The print touching Ravishers Cap. 6. agrees with the Record in part but not altogether for that the print in sundry points containeth more than is in the Record quod nota For sundry causes in the Record alledged the Commons require that the King would allow to the Bishop of Norwich a certain Army and Provision therefore for the Invasion of France considering that the said Bishop hath the Popes Grosarie to prosecute the Anti-Pope and all his adherents of whom the French were chief The King hath appointed his Councell to treate with the Bishop herein That no Patent upon an enquest of office of the Escheator be granted of any mans lands untill the Kings title be fully disclosed The Statute therefore made shall be kept The King at the request of the Commons pardoneth all Trespasses touching Lands or Tenements Trespasses done by the Kings officers or other great Lords and of Jurors and maintainers of quarrels After three years expired during which terme the Sheriffs of Essex and Hertford hath by Parliament pardon of one hundred marks yearly parcell of his charge The King granteth the like pardon for three years more Upon complaint made by the Commons the King willeth that prohibition be made against the Popes Collectors for receiving of first-fruits The King upon request of the Commons confirmeth the Statute made in the last Parliament that the Barons of the Exchequer may discharge all matters there sued without further attending of the great or prive Seale The King revoketh the Statute made in the last Parliament tit 17. and the 5. Chapter in the Print touching Preachers upon the words of the Commons being this Forasmuch as the same Statute was never assented nor granted by the Commons but that which was therein done for it was never their meaning to be justified and bind themselves and their Successors to the Prelates no more than their Ancestors have done before them The King at the request of the Commons enacteth that no man from henceforth doeth transport any Corne out of the Land other than to Callice Gascoyn Brest Shirburgh and Barwick on forfeiting of the same And that no loading be granted to the contrary and that such as have Licence be bound to the same The Print touching Victuallers to bear no Judiciall office Cap. 9. agreeth with the Record The Print touching retailing of Fish Cap. 10. agreeth with the Record in effect but not in forme altogether The Print touching fore-stalling of Fish Cap. 11. agreeth with the Record in effect but not altogether in forme Among these Bills mention was made to have some remedy against Usurie Usurers and Brokers Touching Usurie the King would the Laws of the Church should discuss the same but if any man be grieved by Usury upon accompt trespass extortion oppression falsehood deceipt or such like means the Laws and Customes of the Realm shall punish the same The Print touching the Oath of Officers for the observation of the four Articles aforesaid Cap. 12. agreeth with the Record in effect but not in forme Note that these five Articles aforesaid were devised and requested by the Mayor and Aldermen and Ciâ—izens of London Upon the exhibition of the last Bills by the Mayor and Aldermen of London as is aforesaid aswell the said Mayor and Aldermen as most of the Fishmongers were at the reading of the same Bill in the Parliament at what time one Nicholas Exton who spake for the Fishmongers prayed the King to receive him and his Company into his protection so as no Corporall hurt come to them Thereupon it was commanded to either parties that they should keep the Peace the one towards the other on pain of loosing all that they had This done one Walter Sibell a Fishmonger started up and required audience which granted he began to crow that those devises were not exhibited for any good zeale to the Common-wealth but for meer malice born to the Fishmongers for that the chief exhibiters being in the time of King E. 3. condemned to prison for sundry their misdemeanors were so imprisoned by certain of the Fishmongers then being chief officers in London for which cause malice was to that time To that one Iohn Moore a Mercer answered that the Citizens of London meant to keep the Peace towards them unless they went about to let into the said City the Rebels of Kent and Essex as the said Walter and others did lately Walter took advantage of these words and desired the Lords to bear witness Moore hereupon expounded his words saying as the report went and prayed that the same might be enquired of which was granted Anno Sexto Richardi Secundi The Parliament holden at Westminster the Munday in the third week in Lent An. 6. RICHARDI 2. THe same Munday being the 24. of February certain Bishops and Lords assembled in the place accustomed in the Palace of Westminster and for that it was reported to them that sundry Sheriffs had not returned their Writs the Parliament by the Kings Commandement was adjourned to the next day The same Tuesday following the King with the Bishops Lords and Commons assembled in the Parliament before
whom Master Robert Braybrook Bishop of London and Chancellor of England by the Kings Commandement declared the cause of the Parliament to be for maintenance of the Liberties of the Church and preservation of the Laws and peace of the Realm He then remembring them of that their ayde granted in the last Parliament and of the Kings purpose to go into Flanders for the voyage of the French sheweth that since the last Parliament heavy tydings came how that the French King had subjected to himself the whole Countrie of Flanders except the town of Gaunt and that upon the same tydings the King called a great Councell at Westminster by which it was determined that the King should pass in person to the rescue of the town of Gaunt if safely with his honour he might so do And that now therefore the Parliament was called for them to consult whether it were best for the King to go in person or to send an Army and for mony to maintain the same with the Circumstances thereto belonging the which he willed them fully to digest and to make speedy answer Receivers of Petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of Petitions for Gascoyn and other places beyond the Seas and of the Isls. Tryers of Petitions for England c. as above Tryers of Petitions for Gascoyn c. as above After the Commons had debated two daies of the same charge they besought the King to assign to them certain Lords there named to consult with them which was granted albeit it were at the election of the King to assign these Lords or others at his pleasure This done after long deliberation of the Commons of the rates aforesaid they came into the Parliament before the Kings presence and the Lords when Sir Iames Pickering Knight then Speaker after the Common Protestation made saith That albeit the same their consultation did properly appertain unto the King and Lords yet since it stood with their pleasures to charge the Commons therewith their conceit was that it had been best for the King in person to have enterprized a voyage which for that it could not for sundry reasons be they thought it best that the Bishop of Norwich having the Popes Crosary for persecuting the Anti-Pope his adherents should take upon him the quarrell against the French whereof was hope of good success he saith further that considering the Scots were so lusty that they would not agree to any reasonable league whereby we are like to have war which to us was accounted most dangerous they thought that the King or his Uncles of Lancaster Cambridge or Buckingham might not in any wise be spared out of the Realm untill with Scotland some certain order were taken the which they spake not by way of Counsell but to shew their advise whereto for the King was said a little difference to be between Counsell and advise The proffer of the Bishop of Norwich to the King and Lords in the beginning of the Parliament was so as the King would gâ—ant to him the whole 15 th and 10 th granted in the last Parliament with the 6 d. of every pound Merchandize and 2 s. of every Tun of Wine lately granted for the safe keeping of the Seas he would in seasonable time of the year furnish and send into France 3000. men at Armes and 3000. Archers of whom 500. men at Armes and 500 Archers should be appointed to keep the Sea and further that if he might have the West-Admirall to attend he would before March ensuing appoint for the defence of the Sea great Ships of War and Barges well appointed Petitions of the Commons with their Answers IT is enacted that the Liberties of the Church the great Charter and Charter of the Forrest be maintained That for the grant of vi d. of every pound of Merchandize and ii s. of every tun of Wine the Seas may be well kept The Chancellor and other Officers there named shall provide as speedie remedie as may be That the King will provide for the defence of the Marches of Scotland and namely for Barwick and Carlile and that some truce or peace may be taken The Duke of Lancaster and other Lords are sent thither of purpose to take order therein That the Statute of Purveyors may be observed and that ready payment may be made The Statute therefore made shall be observed That the most approved wisemen may be chose to be chief Officers for the governance of the Realm that their names might be known to the Parliament and they not removed without good cause The King by advise of his Lords shall appoint such Officers as shall like him whom he meaneth not to remove before the next Parliament The print touching the pardon Cap. 1. far swerveth from the Record That able men may be appointed to be of Counsell about the Kings Person and that an order may be taken for the Kings houshold so as he may live upon his own The King therein will be advised of his Lords and take such orders as may be for his honour At the request of the Commons it is enacted that the Citie of London shall injoy all such liberties as they had in the time of King E. 3. or as were to them confirmed by the King now saving to all Strangers their Liberties confirmed and saving that Victuallers should have no particular Liberties by themselves but to be under the rule of the Major In short time after the Bishop of Norwich had advised himself he came before the King and Lords and offeredâ— so as the King would allow to him the fifteenth last granted by the Commons he would serve the King one whole year in his wars within France with 3000. men at Armes and 2500. Archers well horsed and appointed the which offer was thought to be very good and for the Kings honour but for that the King would not adventure any of his Subjects unless he knew who should be Chieftain or Lievetenant considering the Bishops profession was to the contrary he required to know who they should be the Bishop would not that declare unless the King did assent to his offer saying that if it were his pleasure so to do they then should be as ready and worthy persons as any were within the Realm his own person and others of the bloud excepted The King accepteth his offer whereupon the Bishop gave him four names of them willing him to chose one such for his Lievetenant as he thought good After the view of whom the King would not seem to choose any Nobleman whereby it was assented that if the Bishop
truely ministred and that nothing should be done in derogation of the Common Law 3 He then rehearsed at what great charges the King had been at namely about his Coronation for the suppression of the late rebellion attempted by certain Nobles his voyage towards the Scots and touching the resisting of the rebellion in the North Wales all which adventures he attempted in his own proper person He further sheweth how the King was bound to return the Queen into France with all such Jewels and habilities as King Richard had with here in marriage He remembreth the charges for keeping of Callice and other the Kings Fortresses and especially the Dutchie of Guienne being annexed to the Crown for the which war was likely to ensue in that the French King had created his eldest Son Duke of Guienne and for the wars in Scotland and Ireland for which great charges the Lords and Commons were to consult considering the great importance and so willed the Commons to choose and the next day to presentt heir Speaker Receivers of Petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland 5 Receivers of Petitions for Gascoin and other places beyond the Seas and of the Isles 6 Triars of Petitions for England c. as above 7 Tryars of Petitions for Gascoin c. as above 8 The Saturday the 22. of Ianuary the Commons presented unto the King Sir Arnold Savage for their Speaker who made the Common Protestation for himself and the Commons the which was granted and enrolled 9 After which the same Sir Arnold in few words of his authority declared before the King and Lords the cause pronounced by Sir William Thurming the Lords and Commons granted to the King one Desme and a Fifteen two shillings of every Tun of Wine and 8 d. of every pound of Merchandize 10 On Tuesday the 25 th of Ianuary the Commons in full Parliament gave to the King most heartie thanks touching his promise for the maintenance of the Catholique Faith 11 They the same day require the King that he would not give an eare to any flearing and untrue reports of the Commons house untill the end might try the same whereunto the King granted 12 The same day the Commons declare to the King how that to every good government three things belonged viz. Wisdome Prowis Manhood and Riches all which they affirme to be in the King and his Nobles as the World knew and that they approved for that the hearts and good wills of the Subjects which the King had was the riches of the King wherefore with certain reasons they perswaded the King not to agree to the Challenges which the French had made to the King and his Nobles which the King promiseth not to attempt without their advices and giveth them thanks for their tender good wills towards them 13 On Monday the last of Ianuary the Commons by mouth require certain Petitions of the King the which the King willeth to put in writing and promiseth answer 14 On Wednesday being the 9 th of February the Bishop of Norwich came to the Parliament whom the King caused to be placed in his accustomed place after which the King spake to Sir Thomas de Erpingham his Vice-Chamberlain then being between the Duke of York and the Earl of Warr. who sat then there in their places and said that he took the accusations of the said Thomas against the said Bishop to be good and to proceed of great zeal born unto him the King notwithstandig considering the order of the said Bishop and that he was of the Kings lineage and further of his better behaviour the King had pardoned the said Bishop all his misprisions done against his person the Bishops all therefore gave thanks to the King in open Parliament to make the said Bishop and the said Sir Thomas to shake hands and to kiss each other in token of amitie 15 The Commons the 21. of February pray the King to execute the ordinance of King Richard the Second upon the Conquest of Wales viz. That no Welchman born should bear any Office there c. The King promiseth to send for them and to cause execution 16 The same day the Commons require the King that he would according to the use and laws of the Realm seize into his hands the Houses and Lands of all Priors Aliens and Donatives during the Wars 17. The King requireth advice and promised therein to do as the Bishops and Lords should will him to do 18. The same day upon the like motion the King revoketh all Annuities granted out of the Custome of Wools. 19. On Saturday the 26. of February the Commons before the King made sundry requests and among them brought in their assent touching the Bill for the order of Cisteaux which the Arch-Bishop of Canterbury brought to them before saying that the King and the Lords had agreed thereto according as it doth hereafter appear 20. At the same time they require the King to commit the charge of the Wool weighing King Richards Inventory of his Goods which the Treasurers had to them delivered to some such persons as might make due enquirie thereof to the discharge of the Commons 21. They also require that all the matters of the same Parliament might be ingrossed before the departure of the Justices It was answered that the Clarke of the Parliament was appointed to do his best indeavour therein 22. They also require two certain Commissions late sent to Cities and Towns for the making of certain Boats and Ballengers being done without assent of Parliament may be repealed It is considered that after Conference with the Lords thereon reasonable answer should be made 23. At the same time the Commons declare that it was not the use that they should grant any Subsidie before they had answer to there Petitions and pray the observation thereof from thenceforth The King therein requireth Conference with the Lords And at the last day of the Parliament it was answered that there was never any such use seen but that the Commons should first make an end of all other things the which order the King meant not to alter 24. The same day the Commons require of the King that Sir William Bagot who was impeached of grievous facts and thereof acquitted might be restored to all his Lands The King answered that as he allowed the pardon of the same Sir William so would he otherwise shew him Justice 25. The print touching express mention in Letters Patents Cap. 2. agreeth with the Record 26. The Commons on Wednesday the second of March do agree to the power
Gospell Petitions of the Commons with their Answers 49. THe print touching the Liberties of the Church Cap. 1. agreeth with the Record 50. That all such as procure from Rome any Pluralitie or Non-Residence do incur the pain of Provisors except the Chaplains of the King of the Arch-Bishops or Bishops and except Schollers and that such as then had any of the said Bulls do cancell them on the like pain To which the King answered that he would provide remedy therefore 51. That no appropriation of Benefices be on the like pain The King will be thereof advised 52. The print Cap. 3. touching provision from Rome doth more properly belong to this title than to the title before 53. The print touching carrying of money Cap. 5. for the Act agreeth with the Record and for the rehearsall of the same Act is no mention made quod nota 54. The print touching the Marshall Cap. 23. agreeth with the Record in effect but not in forme 55 That the Fees of all Marshals in every of the Kings Courts and of the Warden of the Fleet may be certainly appointed upon forfeiture The King hath appointed his Councell the Chancellor and Justices to take order therein 56 It is enacted that all Priors Aliens who have Houses and sing daily service be discharged of their Farmes to the King saving to Bishops their Jurisdictions 57. The Commons pray that all Sheriffs being overcharged be eased thereof The Sheriffs of Essex Hereford Surrey and Sussex and others who have cause to complain shall have remedy before the Councell 58. That no Protection be granted to any person of Religion The Protections with the clause volumus to them granted shall be revoked and they onely shall have such Protections granted as in the time of E. 3. 59. That no Consultation be granted to any person clayming the Tithe of Wood which passeth the age of twenty one years It shall be as heretofore 60. That no person be arrested or imprisoned contrary to the forme of the great Charter The Statutes and Common Laws shall be kept 61. The print touching strange Coyns Cap. 6. agreeth with the Record 63. Upon the request of the Commons the King promiseth that he will not from henceforth dispence with the Statute of Provision to Benefices 64. That no man be kept from Justice by any Writ or other means obtained from the King by sundry suggestions on pain of twenty pound to the obtainer of the same The Statutes therefore provided shall be kept and who pursueth to the contrary shall incur the pain aforesaid 65. That where two Offices be found proving severall titles for the King and Livery or ouster le mayne is sued on the first that he who sueth such Liverie or ouster le mayne be not put forth but a Scire facias awarded against him to know what he can say The Statutes and Laws therefore provided shall be kept 66. That the Justices to take Nisi prius may have power to give Judgement forth with after Verdict found before them not tarrying the day of the returne of the Nisi prius It shall be as heretofore it hath been 67. The print touching Non-Suit of the Plaintiff Cap. 7. agreeth with the Record 68. That the Justices of Assize and Nisi prius may have power to have Deeds acknowledged before them and to enroll them It shall be as heretofore it hath been 69. That no VVrits be sued out of the Chancery or Exchecquer to any man to appear at a day upon paine Such VVrits shall not be granted without necessity 70. That the Capias and Exigent may be in Writs of Annuitie Detinue and Covenant The Statutes therefore provided shall be observed 71. That in all personall Actions or Writs wherein any man cometh to distress being brought against sundry persons such of them as first cometh in may have idem dies untill they all appear and not to be suffered to fourch by Essoyns The old Law shall be observed 72. The print touching the Office of the Chirographer Cap. 8. agreeth with the Record in effect but not in forme 73. The print touching Commissions of King Richard Cap. 9. agreeth with the Record in effect but not in forme 74. The print touching the Clarke of the Crown Cap. 10. agreeth ut supra 75. The print touching the Admirall Cap. 11. agreeth ut supra 76. The Commons of the County of Hereford complain against the incroachment and sundry extortions of the Officers of the Forrest of Ewias and pray redress and perambulation Upon the search and sight of the perambulation taken in the time of E. 3. order shall be therein taken 77. The print touching Welchmen Cap. 12. agreeth with the Record in effect but not in forme 78. The print touching the pardon of King Richard Cap. 13. agreeth ut supra 79. They require that the Statutes made in Annis 8 12 R. 2. touching the power of the Constable and Marshall may be executed and further require a more streightning of their wilfull power so as men might be duly tryed according to the Laws of the Realm That Statutes therefore provided shall be observed 80. The print touching Purveyors Cap. 10. agreeth with the Record 81. It is enacted that such persons as be taken or imprisoned for Lollerie may be taken forthwith to their answer 82. The like motion and answer is made touching the extortion of the Sheriffs of Londons Officers in Smithfield as in the last Parliament 83. That remedy may be had against Parsons clayming Tithes of Meadows or Wasts newly sowen Let him Sue that is especially grieved 84. It is enacted that if any Welchman shall arrest any Englishmans Goods or Chattels in Wales without cause or take them out of the Marches into Wales And that the Steward or other Officer of such place or Libertie in Wales do not deliver the same Goods or Chattels to the party grieved within seven days after the means to him or them made that then it shall be lawfull to those Englishmen to arrest such VVelchmens Goods of such place or Libertie as shall come into England The print Cap. 16. agreeth with this 85. That all Traverses of Office and Scire facias going out of the Chancery may be tryed in the Kings Bench or Common place The Chancellor by vertue of his place may grant the same 86. That the VVrits of Supersedeas omnino being onely delay to the party may no more be granted It shall be as it hath been
87. That all Estanks Kiddells Wears and Mills raised upon Rivers to annoyance at what time soever may be removed The Statutes therefore provided shall be observed 88. That all protections granted in certain particular Cases there recited may be revoked The protections obtained by undue means shall be revoked as heretofore 89. They complaine and request that the Jurisdictions of the Courts of Marshalsea and Admiralty may be certainly lymited The Statutes therefore provided shall be observed 90. The Commons of Salop Hereford Stafford complain for that the towns of Gloucester and Worcester levyed Taxes for their Victuals brought upon the River of Severne against their old Custome The King forbiddeth all extortions to be used 91. That the Lords Marchers upon Wales be charged to bring forth such principall doers as were in the late Treasons and Rebellions of Wales which are under their Jurisdiction The King will save his own rights and do right to others 92. That no pardon be granted unto rebellious VVelchmen untill they have made satisfaction unto the Kings Subjects of their losses sustained The King will enjoy his Prerogative 93. The print touching VVelchmen Cap. 17. 18. agreeth with the Record in effect but not in forme 94. It is enacted that all such Englishmen as shall take or receive any VVelchman to be his Tenant shall take of him sufficient sureties for his good demeanour 95. The Print touching Welchmen Cap. 19. 20. agreeth with the Record 96. That the Jurisdiction of the Constable of Dover may be certainly limited so as they hold plea of no matters done out of the same Castle the Land belonging thereunto The said Castle shall enjoy their Liberties duly used 97. They complain against the undue taking of Wines by the Kings Butler in the name of prizes as in the last Parliament It shall continue as heretofore saving the Kings right 98. The print touching the wearing of Liveries Cap. 21. agreeth with the Record 99. That the Writs out of the Exchecquer datum est nobis intelligi may no further be levyed The accustomed use shall continue 100. That in all Actions personall sued to the Exigent the Attorney of the Plaintiff may be sworn before the Exigent go forth that the Contract or Trespass was done or made in the same County There is sufficient remedy provided by the Law to meet with the falsehood of Attornys 101. That every man may as well be received in the Exchecquer to averre that Sheriffs and Bayliffs might have returned Issues as in other Courts The Barons of the Exchecquer are charged to do right 102. The print for repeal of a branch of a Statute made 11 R. 2. swerveth from the Record Cap. 22. 103. That the King do not grant away any Lands or yearly profits which may be by him kept without the advice of his Councell The King will be advised saving his Libertie 104. It is enacted that no penall Law nor Statute made in this Parliament shall take effect before Pentecost then ensuing Anno tertio Henrici Quarti Rex Hen. Principi Walliae c. apud Westm. die Lunae post purificationem beatae Mariae Teste Rege apud Westm. 2. die Decembris EDro. Duci Eborum Ioh. Com. Somerset Edro Courtney Com. Devon Hen. Pereie Com. Northumb. Tho. Com Arundell Edo Com. Staff Michael de la Poole Com. Suff. Tho. de Percie Com. Wigor Rado Nevill Com. Westmerland Tho. Camois Barth Bourchier Edro de Cherleton de Powis Willo de Clinton Mro Tho. de la War Stephano de Scroope de Masham Willelm Roos de Hamelake Willo Heron Chlr. Hen. Fitz-Hugh Will. de Ferrariis de Groby Tho. de Morley Ric. de Scroope Hugoni Burnell Tho. Berkley de Berkley Iohi. de Welles Almarico de St. Amando Rado de Cromwell Rado Baroni de Graystock Rado Harrington Iohi. Darcie Waltero Fitz-Walter Will. de Willoughby Iohi. Cobham Chlr. Will. de Dacre Tho. Nevill de Halmshyre Will. Beauchamp de Burgaveny Ioh. Lovell de Fishmerch Reg. Gray de Ruthin Tho. Bardolf de Wermegey Petro de malo lacu Willo la Zouch de Harringworth Tho. Erpingham Custodi Quinque Portuum Anno quarto Henrici Quarti The Parliament holden at Westm. the morrow after Saint Michael in the fourth yeer of King Henr. the Fourth ON Saturday the morrow after Saint Michael the Knights and Burgesses were called by name in the Chancery within Westminster Hall before the Chancellor and others of the Kings Councell and from thence adjourned untill Monday after 2 On Monday the second of October the Chancellor in the presence of the King declared the cause of the Parliament before the Lords and Commons that it was the Kings will that the holy Church and all Persons and Corporations shall enjoy their Liberties 3 He then taketh for his Theam Pax multa diligentibus legem wherein he much commended Peace and the commodities thereof Peace is unto such as obey Laws contrarily he sheweth the gall of dissention and disobedience and the mischief ensuing the same and that for want of reasonable Peace war was the remedie he declared that by dissention and private discord the flower of all Chevalrie the stock of Nobles within this Realm was in manner lately consumed and the whole Realm in like sort subverted had not God as a mean raised the King 4 He remembreth the late great victory given the King against the Scots and further lamenteth the great Schisme in the Church by having two Popes and uttereth that the King meaneth the appeasing thereof for his part wherein how the wars of Scotland might be maintained the enemies of Wales utterly subjected the Irishmen wholly Conquered and the Prince there stayed How also Guienne Callice and the Marches thereof might be defended they were to consult for the well beginning whereof he willed the Commons to chose their Speaker and to present him the next day 5 Receivers of Petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland 6 Receivers of Petitions for Gascoin and other places beyond the Seas and of the Isles 7 Tryars of Petitions for England c. as above 8 Tryars of Petitions for Gascoin c. as above 9 On Tuesday the third of October the Commons presented unto the King Sir Henry de Redford for their Speaker who making the Common Protestation had the same granted 10 On Tuesday the 10 th of October the Chancellor declared unto the King how the Commons desired of the King to have certain of the Lords with whom they might confer the King did grant thereto with this Protestation
Ignorance not unto the Commons Anno Nono Henrici Quarti Rex c. Henrico filio suo Principi Walliae Duci Cornubiae c. salutem apud Gloucest â—o die Octobris Teste Rege 26 die Augusti EDwardo Duci Eborum Johanni Com. Somerset Edwardo Com. Cant. Edwardo de Courtney Com. Devon Thom. Com. Arundel Michaeli de la Pool Com. Suff. Rado Nevil Com. Westmerland Ricardo Com. War Richardo Com. Oxoniae Barth Bourchier Edwardo Cherleton de Powis Willielmo de Clinton Mr. Tho de la War Stephano le Scroope de Masham Willielmo Roos de Hamalake Hen. Fitz-hugh Willielmo de Ferrariis de Groby Tho. Morley Hugo Burnel Tho. Berckley de Berckley Johanni de Wells Rado de Cromwel Rado Baroni de Greystock Roberto de Harrington Johanni Darcy Willielmo de Willoughby Johanni Cobham Chlr. Tho. Nevil de Halmeshire Willielmo Beauchamp de Burgavenney Johanni Lovel de Fishmerch Ricardo Gray de Codonore Reginaldo Gray de Ruthin Petro de malo lacu Willielmo la Zouch de Harringworth Ricardo Seymore Tho. Camois Johanni Tutchet Hen. de Bello monte Johanni de Latimer Ricardo le Strange Roberto Poinings Gilberto Talbott Thomae Erpingham Custodi Quinque Portuum Anno Nono Henrici Quarti The Parliament holden at Gloucester the 20. of October iâ— the Ninth year of King Henry the Fourth ON Thursday the 20. of October for that sundry of the Commons house upon calling made default the Parliament was continued until the Monday ensuing On Monday the 24. of October the Archbishop of Canterbury Chancellor of England by the Kings commandment in the presence of him the Lords and Commons declared the cause of the same Assembly and for his Theme took these words Regem honorificate And thereby for three causes approved that the King ought to be honored First for that the King by maintaining the liberty of the Church honored God and therefore ought to be honored Secondly He ought to be honored for his great care towards his Subjects as well in the observation of all Laws as for the defence against the Forein Enemies Thirdly for that since the time of his Coronation he shewed favor and pardon to any offendor that craved the same He further sheweth how in necessity every member of mans body would seek comfort of the head as the chief and by application turned the same to the honoring of the King as the head He further willeth them the same afternoon to choose their Speaker and to present him the next day to the King and further to consider the Rebellion of the Welsh-men the safe keeping of the Sea the defence of Guienne Calice and Ireland and the Marches of the North and how by their aid the same might be defended Receivers of Petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of Petitions for Gascoin and other places beyond the seas and of the Isles Tryers of Petitions for England c. as above Tryers of Petitions for Gascoin c. as above On Tuesday the 25. of October the Commons presented their Speaker Thomas Chawcer who after excuse of himself made and affirmation of him he made the common Protestation which was granted On Wednesday the 9. of November the Comons came before the King where the said Speaker repeated his former Protestation and began to rehearse the grant of the Subsidies and the oaths of the Lords for the disposition of the same Whereunto the Chancellor answered that no Accompts were made to the Commons for the disposition aforesaid and that the Lords having little thanks thereof would by no means take the like oath again whereof the King on his request held them excused After which the said Speaker made great complaint against Purveyors Whereto the Steward and Treasurer of the Kings house answered that upon special grant the same shall be remedied This done the said Speaker presented a Bill on the behalf of Sir Thomas Brook against William Widecombe upon the reading of which the same Speaker required Judgment against the same William whereof advice was taken and the said William bound in 1000 l. to hear his Judgment in the Chancery On Monday the 14. day of November upon the coming of the Commons before the King and Lords the Speaker shewed the great discommodity for not keeping the sea and for that such as had lands in the Marches of Wales dwelled not thereon and prayed due consideration thereof the which was promised At the request of the same Speaker certain Lords by name were appointed to confer with the Commons Touching the request of the Merchants made in the last Parliament tit 142. the King granteth that Richard Oliderow late Admiral for the South and West be allowed 2668 l. to him due and that he be discharged of all Accompts At the request of the Commons the King granteâ—h to Thomas Sye and Iohn Camby the Priory of Hinkley being two Aliens during the wars for the yearly Rent of 41 l. A long Circumstance is made for words and displeasure taken between the Lords and Commons touching the grant of a Subsidy the 21. day of November For the appeasing whereof on Friday the last day of this Parliament this Order was taken viz. That in all Parliaments in the absence of the King it should be lawful as well to the Lords by themselves as to the Commons by themselves to debate of all matters touching the Realm and of the remedies and not to disclose the same to the King before a determination thereof made and that by the mouth of the Speaker The which Order was made for that part of the aforesaid displeasure arose by the means that in the question of the Subsidy the Lords made the King sundry times privy thereto and brought answer therein from the King upon which the Commons answered that the same was agaiâ—st their liberties On the same last day of the Parliament the Speaker required that the Commons might depart with as great liberty as they had done heretofore and that sufficient means might be found for the keeping of the seas and resistance of the Welsh men The Speaker also in the behalf of the Commons prayed the King to give thanks to the Prince for his great travels in Wales for the which as well the King as the Prince gave thanks to the Commons after which the Prince kneeling before the King purgeth the Duke of York of certain disloyal reports agaâ—nst him uttered by affirming him in open Parliament to be a true and loyal Knight The same Speaker moved the King to advance his Sons the Lords Thomas Iohn and Humfrey to some honourable names and livings and to charge the Lords Marchers of Wales to keep their Castles and other Fortresses The Lords and Commons granted to the King one Desme and half and the like Subsidie for Staple and other Merchandize for two years
Henrico filio suo Principi Walliae c. de Bristol Quindena Hillarii tenend apud West-monasterium 18 die Decembris ut ante excepto quod Barthol Bourchier omittendus est in loco suo Johannes Talbot Dom. Furnivall ponendus est similiter Willielmo de Willoughby omittendus est EDwardo Duci Eborum Johanni Com. Somerset Edwardo de Courtney Com. Devon Thom. Com. Arundel Michaeli de la Pool Com. Suff. Rado Nevil Com. Westmerland Ricardo Com. War Richardo Com. Oxoniae Johanni Talbot de Furnivall Edwardo Cherleton de Powis Willielmo de Clinton Mr. Tho de la War Johauni de Oldcastle Chlr. Henrico le Scroope de Masham Willielmo Roos de Hamalake Hen. Fitz-hugh Willielmo de Ferrariis de Groby Tho Morley Hugo Burnel Thoâ— Berckley de Berckley Johanni de Wells Rado de Cromwel Rado Baroni de Greystock Roberto de Harrington Johanni Darcy Tho. Nevil de Halmeshire Willielmo Beauchamp de Burgavenney Johanni Lovel de Fishmerch Ricardo Gray de Codonore Reginaldo Gray de Ruthin Petro de malo lacu Willielmo la Zouch de Harringworth Tho. Camois Hen. de Bello monte Johanni de Latimer Ricardo le Strange Roberto Poinings Gilberto Talbott Henrico Principi Walliae Custodi Quinque Portuum Anno Vndecimo Henrici Quarti The Parliament holden at Westminster the Quindene of Hillary in the eleventh year of King Henry the fourth ON Monday the twenty seventh of Ianuary being in the Quindene of Hillary for that there was then no Chancellor the Bishop of VVinchester the Kings Brother in the presence of the King Lords and Commons declared the cause of the said Parliament and namely that the King would that Holy Church all persons and Corporations should enjoy all their Liberties He then took his Proposition Decet nos implere omnem justitiam and shewed that the Parliament was summoned for two causes the first for the inward government as for the due observation of Laws the second for outward governance and defence against the forreign enemy wherein he touched how the Duke of Burgundy who then was Governour of France meant by all force to besiege Callis and to enjoy the Realm And among other things he touched two kinds of government namely jus regiminis jus subjectionis allowing jus regiminis to be better according to the answer of Aristotle to King Alexander who being demanded in what wise the same Alexander might most strongly fortifie the walls of a new Propugnacle or Frontier Town answered that the most assured walls were the hearty good will of his Subjects and obeisance to Laws He then sheweth that all true Subjects ow to their Soveraigns three chief points viz. honour and obedience reverence and benevolence and hearty assistance And for that the present necessity required ready assistance and speedy dispatch the King had called this Assembly for a full consultation the which he wished might redound to the glory of God honour of the King and safety of the whole Realm to which end he willed the Commons to go to the election of their Speaker and to present him to the King the next day Receivers of Petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of Petitions for Gascoin and other places beyond the Seas and of the Isles Tryers of Petitions for England c. as above Tryers of Petitions for Gascoin c. as above On Wednesday the twenty eighth of Ianuary the Commons coming before the King presented to be their Speaker Thomas Chaucer after whose excuse therein made he was willed by the King to take the same upon him After which he made the Common Protestation the which the King by his own mouth granted adjoyning thereunto that sith as well the Lords as the Commons were come to unity be doubted not that they the said Commons would speak any unfitting words or attempt any thing to the contrary On Wednesday the seventh day of February at the request of the Commons the Assizes were prorogued by the King during the Parliament On Saturday the tenth of February the Commons came before the King and Lords and requested couching Lollardâ— which they had before delivered so as nothing was therein acted whereto the King of his good will for that time granted so as the same should remain as no example On Saturday the fifteenth of March being Palm Sunday week at the request of the Commons the Parliament was adjourned untill the Quindene of Easter then folowing being the seventh day of April at which Quindene the Parliament re-assembled Certain requests of the Commons with their Answers The King granted that certain of the most learned Bishops worthy Lords and others shall be assigned to be of his Councel and that they and all the Justices shall be sworn to give good Councel and upright Judgment They granted that such as propounded lately untrue Indictments in the Kings Bench shall be duely punished if they may be known The King promiseth convenient payment for Victuals taken by Purveyors That the King will grant Commissions of Oyer and Terminer to punish Riots in Northumberland Westmerland Yorkshire Stafford Derby and Nottingham The Statutes therefore made and not repealed shall be kept Such as have Castles and Towns over the Marches of Scotland shall furnish them with all necessaries and keep there in proper person All such Statutes touching Wales shall be observed and all such persons as have Castles and Towns or Lands in Wales have promised for one year to furnish the same and to keep thereon in person The King will provide for the safe keeping of the Seas and will take Truce with the enemie as to him shall seem best The Revenues of the Kings Dominions beyond the Seas shall for three years be imployed upon the Souldiers there and no such Officer there as is immediatly accomptable to the King shall have the same by Patent during life The King granteth that no hereditaments or other profits of the Crown except Offices and Bailiwicks shall be granted to any person and if they be to be voided except certain recompence be made to the Queen to the Kings sons to the Duke of York and to the Lord Grey The Statutes made touching the Courts of the Cnnstable Marshal and Admiral of England shall be observed The King granteth that no Customer Comptroller or Searcher do keep any Oastery for any Merchant on grievous pains Fine and Imprisonment The print agreeth herewith in which it is to be noted that in the 14 year of King R. 2. tâ—e Subsidy and Custom of Wools came to One hundred and sixty thousand pounds over and above Poundage Tonnage Alnage Pellage c. All men shall pay Custom of Remnants of Cloth of what making or fineness soâ—ver according to the rate of whole Cloth on pain there limited The print cap 7. agreeth
The King thereof will be advised The Citizens of Bristow and Glocester pray that they may passe the River of Severn with any their Merchandise in Drags and Boats paying their due Customes without any new Taxes to be levied by the men of Beaudley As heretofore it hath been That all Officers of Wales do arrest the next Cousins of all Rebels Theeves or Evil Doers of the Welch untill these Malefactors do yeeld their selves for that they by such kinsmen are only supported The King will thereof be advised The Clerks and Attornies of both the Benches pray the Revocation of a Statute made in the 11 H. 4. tit 6. Which motion approvâ—th that the same was an Act notwithstanding the respectuatur mentioned in the said year of 11. quod nota The Justâ—ces of both the Benches shall herein consult and of many other mischiefs in their said Courts between this and next Parliament and thereof make their Report Anno Primo Henrici Quinti Rex c. Charissimo Fratri Tho. Duci Clarentiae Com. Albemertiae apud Leicestriam vicessimo nono die Ianuarii Teste Rege apud Westm. primo die Decembris EDwardo Duci Eborum Edwardo Courtney Com. Devon Thom. Com. Arundell Ricardo Com. Westmerland Edwardo Com. Marchiae Ricardo Com. Warr. Tho. Com. Sarum Johanni Com. Marescallo Michael de la Pool Com. Suff. Ricardo Com. Oxoniae Edwardo Cherleton de Powis Willielmo de Clinton Magistro Tho. de la Warr. Heâ—â— le Scroop de Masham Willielmo Roos de Hamelake Hen. Fitz-Hugh Willielmo de Ferrariis de Grobie Tho. Morley Hugoni Burnell Tho. Berkley de Berkley Johanni de Welles Radulpho Cromwell Radulpho Baroni de Graystockâ— Tho. de Dacre de Gilsland Roberto de Harrington Roberto de Willoughbie Johanni Lovel de Fishmerch Ricardo Gray de Codonere Reginal Gray de Ruthin Petro de Malo lacu Tho. Camois Willielmo la Zouch de Harringworth Willielmo de Botreaux Johanni Latimer Ricardo Strange Roberto Poynings Gilberto Talbot Johanni Clifford Johanni Talbot de Halmeshyre Noe Lord Warden Prorogatum Parliamentum de Leicest de vicesimo nono die Januarii usque ad ultimum Aprilis ibidem tenend ut ante in omnibus Rex c. Tho. fratri Duci Clarentiae c. apud Leicestriam ultimo die Aprilis Teste Rege apud Leicestriam vicessimo nono Januarii numerus Ordo Nobilium in omnibus ut ante The Parliament holden at Westminster in the third week of Easter in the first year of King Henry the Fifth ON Monday the fifteenth day of May and the Monday in the third Week of Easter the King sitting in his chair of Estate then attending on him the Bishops Lords and Commons the Bishop of Winchester being the Kings uncle and Chancellor of England by the Kings commandement uttered the cause of the same Parliament namely that the Church and all persons and Corporations should enjoy their liberties and also for that he desired to consult with them And hereupon he took for his proposition ante omnem actum consilium stabilire and so by many notable authorities shewed how that the King much desired to hear their good advise and Counsell First for the competent supportation of his Royall estate Secondly for the due execution of the good laws and good governance of the Realm Thirdly for the cherishing of such strangers as were his Allyes and for repressing his enemies and for the better atchieving of those weighty affairs by their ripe consultations he willed the Commons to assemble themselves to choose their Speaker and the next day to present him to the King accordingly Receivers of Petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of Petitions for Gascoyne and other places beyond the seas and of the Isles Tryers of Petitions for England c. as above Tryers of Petitions for Gascoyne c. as above On Thursday the eighteenth day of May the Commons came before the King and Lords and presented for their Speaker William Stourton who having no allowance of his disabilitie required the Common protestation which was granted On Monday the twenty second of May the Commons came before the King where the Speaker declared before him that in the time of his Father many fair promises were made for due observation of lawes but that no execution ensued wherefore he prayed the King the better to provide therefore and namely to see due correction of the late Ryot committed at Cirencester against the Abbot therein To the which the Speaker on the Kings behalf was required to exhibite the same in writing to the end the King might be the better provided On Thursday the twenty fifth of May Iohn Dorewood and others sent by the Commons delivered to the King a Schedule for provision to be made in form following viz. Touching Ireland the Marches of Wales of Scotland and of Callice touching the Dutchy of Guyenne the safe keeping of the seas the Navy of England and governance and due observance and for sure provision to be made in form following for the repulse of the enemy The same day the said Iohn on the behalf of the Commons prayed that the protestation of the said William Stourton might be entred of Record which was granted On Satturday the third day of Iune the Commons came before the King and Lords and for that the aforesaid William by grievous sicknesse could by no means attend to be Speaker they presented the aforesaid Iohn who made the Common Excuse and the Common protestation the one refused and the other allowed Of Annuities to be payed to sundry persons by Letters Patents it was enacted by the whole assent that the King towards the supportation of his charges should yearly receive 10000 l. and of the rest they should be payed according to the rate Where King H. 4. had given by his last Will all his goods and chattels to the payment of his debts and to the payment of certain Legacies and of the same Will made Executors Henry Archbishop of York Thomas Bishop of Durham Iohn Pelham Robert Waterton and Iohn Laventhorp and thereof ordained Overseers the King and Archbishop of Canterbury for that the said goods were not able to accomplish the same the Executors refused the execution of the Will whereupon the Archbishop of Canterbury as Ordinary ought to have the Administration of the said goods and Chattels Wherefore to the end those goods should not be set to common sale considering that the same amounted to 25000. marks the King kept the goods and granted to the said Executors out of the Wardrobe to be paid the said summ of 25000. Marks in three years to dispose the same goods accordingly upon accompt and further than the same dischargeth the same
He taketh for his Theam dum tempus habemus operamur bonum He enforceth thereupon that to every naturall disposition two kinds of times were limitted as to the trees one time of growing and another of blossoming and fructifying To man one time of labour and another of rest To Princes the heads of men one time for peace and another for war Also he sheweth that they finding his people in great ease and peace had thereby the better opportunity to assay the enemy and so applyed dum tempus He further pursueth saying that to such a haughtie and noble enterprize three things were very needfull viz. great Counsell obedience of his Subjects and frank relief of his Subjects who were moved largely to grant considering that their Prince their only patron should be driven to go in person wherefore he willeth the Commons by their assembling to choose their Speaker and the next day to present him before the King Receivers of petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of petitions for Gascoyne and other places beyond the seas and of the Isles Tryers of petitions for England c. as above Tryers of petitions for Gascoyne c. as above On Wednesday the second day of the Parliament the Commons presented before the King and the Lords Thomas Chaucer Esq to be their Speaker who making the common protestation had thereof allowance The Commons by the assent of the Bishops and Lords grant to the King two whole Dismes and two whole fifteens to be levyed of the Laity It is enacted that the King by his Councell shall have power to make Ordinances touching the Coyn to endure to the next Parliament Thomas Mountacute Earl of Salisbury son and heir of Iohn Mountacute late Earl of Salisbury in the last Parliament holden at Leicester by his petition required to reverse the Judgement made against the said Iohn in 2. H. 4. tit 35. for certain errors therein contained the which he did the more enforce by comparing the Judgement made against Thomas sometimes Earl of Lancaster in 13. E. 2. and against Roger de Mortimer sometime Earl of March in 4. E. 3. the which Earl had day of answer at this present Parliament Upon full digestion of which matter by the Lords they said that the cause of the death of the said Iohn was not like unto the other two Earles cases wherefore they adjudged that the said Earl should get nothing by his petition and further the said Bishops and Lords by the assent of the King affirm the said Judgement made against the said Iohn Mountacute Earl of Salisbury to be good The Mayor and Commonalty of London pray that all Kiddles Weares Fishgarthes Stanks Milnes and Stakes and all other engines levyed or made upon the water of Thames Maidway and Ley should utterly be layed down The Statutes therefore provided shall be executed and further in all Commissions touching the Water-baily the Mayor or Keeper of London for the time being shall be one Thomas Smalman who had recovered by an Assize certain lands in Thames-Ditton in Surrey against George Brewes and others but no Judgement could have for that the said Brewes brought the Kings Letters Patents to revoke the power of the said Justices wherefore he now craveth that he may now have Judgement notwithstanding the said repeal the which to do the King willeth one of the Justices by mouth only notwithstanding the repeal And note notwithstanding the Letters Patents of revocation aforesaid the Justices stayed not but took the said Assizes Henry Percie Son of Henry Percie late Earl of Northumberland being within age and prisoner in Scotland declaring how the King had enabled him to be Earl of Northumberland notwithstanding any the forfeitures of Henry his father c. he prayeth now a generall restitution to them in bloud and to all their hereditaments which were intayled with free entry into all the same saving to the King all the lands in fee simple The King granteth unto all the same so as the said Henry before his entry into any of the said lands do first by matter of Record prove in the Chancery the lands intailed saving as before Thomas Chawcer Esq chief Butler to the King prayeth that the Executors of H. 4. as in 1. H. 5. may appear and might pay to him 868. l. for wine taken up for the King and due to him upon tallyes whereto the King granteth At the Petition of Hamond Belknap the son of Sr. Robert Belknap the said Hamond is enabled in bloud and land to the said Robert notwithstanding any Judgement made against the said Robert in 11. R. 2. saving to the King and all other persons the hereditaments of the said Robert to them due At the petition of Thomas Chawcer Esq the King by common assent affirmeth to him all Letters Patents to him granted by Iohn Duke of Lancaster King R. 2. or H. 4. and of this King albeit those Letters Patents make no expresse mention of the value thereof Iohn Chadworth and other Citizens of London the Creditors of William Vennor a Londoner who upon collusion to defraud his Creditors had conveyed away his lands pray execution of the same lands for certain yeares according to the Statute made in R. 2. Upon recovery against the said William by due order of Law after the said William hath appeared in person or by Attorny excution of his lands shall be awarded The like request and answer is made to Mark le Fair for 400 l. as is before to Chawcer tit 18. The King of his own meer mercy pardoneth to all his Subjects all forfeitures incurred by the Statute of liveries of Cloath and Hats The King confirmeth to Iohn Duke of Bedford and to his heirs males of his body lawfully begotten the Castle Earldome Honour and Seigniority of Richmond late Iohn of Brittanies and which Ralph Earl of Westmerland held during his life except the Mannor town of Baynbrigg and the free Chase in Wensledale and sundry hereditaments in Wenstedale aforesaid in the County of York the which lands excepted King H. 4. by his Letters Patents in Anno 14. released freely to the said Ralph and his heirs The Prior and Covent of St. Neote of the Patronage of the Earl of Stafford being sometimes Aliens as a Cell of the Abbey of Beekeherlewyn in Normandy and being made Denizens by the Letters Patents of H. 4. prayeth the confirmation of the same the which is granted The Dean and Chapter of the Cathedral Church of Chichester to whom King H. 4. by his Letters Patents had granted the Priorie Manor and Prebend of Welmenghton with th' appurtenances in the Countie of Sussex then belonging to the Abbey of Grafton in Normandy
the French nigh unto Callice The event and end he referreth unto God and to good hope by the well beginning In which that the King might have the better successe he called the same assembly thereby to know their consultation wherefore he willed the Commons to resort to their Accustomed place there to choose their Speaker and the next day to present him to the King Receivers of Petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of Petitions for Gascoyne and other places beyond the Seas and of the Isles Tryers of Petitions for England c. as above Tryers of Petitions for Gascoyne c. as above On Wednesday the third day of the Parliament the Commons coming before the King and Lords presented Sir Walter Beauchamp Knight to be their Speaker who making the Common protestation had the same allowed The Commons by the assent of the Bishops and Lords doe appoint that the Desmes and Fifteens granted in the last Parliament be sooner paid than the same was then appointed It is enacted considering the damnable scisme at Rome that all Bishops elect and other persons shall be confirmed by the Metropolitan upon the Kings writs without further excuse or delay Henry the son of Henry Percie Earl of Northumberland did his homage to the King sitting in his Chair of Estate before the Bishops Lords and Commons in such wise as other Peers doe On VVednesday the 8th of April the King prorogued the Parliament for sundry urgent causes from the said Wednesday unto the Monday in the third week after Easter at Westminster On the same Monday the Chancellor before the King Lords and Commons declared the cause of the said Adjournment First as touching the devout time Secondly for that an honourable peace was offered by the French Thirdly for that the King of the Romans had moved the same peace wherefore the Commons were willed to consult with the other It is enacted by whole assent of Parliament that the liberties granted to the Dutchie of Lancaster as in Anno 2. H. 5. tit 30. should be confirmed that the Stewards of the said Dutchie within their Circuits should be Justices of peace and that no grant of any thing from the said Dutchie doe passe under any other Seal than under the usual Seal for the said Dutchie appointed or to be appointed and if it doe the same then to be void The King by full assent of Parliament pardoneth to Iohn Baskervile of Erdisley in the County of Hereford Knight all Trespasses and Felonies and Utlagaries upon the same and restoreth him to all his lands and goods Alexander Meringe sheweth how he recovered by his Assize certain lands in little Martham Tuxfort Milton and Bevercot against Iohn Tuxford and Katherine his wife before Robert Thurwitt and how by the mistaking of the Clerk contrary to verdict found the disseisin was entred to be done after the Assize brought whereby no Judgement could be given He therefore requireth that the misprision of the Clerk might be amended and that the Justices might proceed to Judgement whereupon it was enacted that the Justices in the presence of the Chancellor should amend the record in the same only point A Judgement very necessary and yet hardly seen worthy therefore to be well marked It is enacted that the VVardens of the Mysterie of in London shall have the search from time to time of all that belong to the said Mysterie within the said City and libertie and the Mayor and Aldermen shall have the punishment of the same by the presentment of the said VVardens Richard Cathermayne prayeth a Scire facias against William Hore and Iohn Hore Executors of Thomas Hore for an erronious Judgement given in the Kings Bench on the behalf of the said Thomas in an action of Trespasse against the said Richard others the which granted returnable in the next Parliament and thereupon the said Richard entreth his Attorneys of Record to proceed therein It is enacted that upon error brought into any of the Benches for any erronious Judgement given in the City and Countie of Lincoln and in such causes the Writ shall be directed to the Sheriff of the said County of Lincoln who shall return any such Forainers any grant to the said Citizens in any wise notwithstanding The print cap. 5. agreeth herewith The Commonalty of Coventry prayen that four of them yearly to be chosen may survey the Dyers of the same Town by whom and the Mayor and Bayliffs the said Dyers might be punished The King thereof will be advised Iohn Shadworth Mercer of London prayeth to be payed 53 l. owing to him by Talleys the which is granted as to Chawcer in Anno 2 H. 5. tit 18. The like grant is made to Henry Barton for 383 l. as next before Petitions of the Commons with their Answers THe print touching the liberty of the Church c. cap. 1. agreeeth with the record That all Sheriffs for the Fees of Knights coming to the Parliament may enter into all Liberties except the Demeasns of all Lords and such Towns as finde Burgesses The Statute therefore made in the 12 R. 2. shall be kept The print touching Attorneys in the Wapentake of Staincliff cap. 2. swarveth from the record and namely in the Amerciaments which note A Complaint by the English Merchants against the new and great Impositions then exacted by the Mayor Escheators Jurats Cint Apres Cominaltie and Universitie of the Kings City of Bayon and request to be freed therefrom The Officers of Bayon shall be driven to shew the causes whereupon redresse shall be made A large complaint containing sundry grievances and namely against the usurpations of the Earl of Arundell claiming free warren and using free chace in other mens grounds through Sussex but especially in the Rape if Lewes be a party of the said Shire by colour of a grant made by H. 3. in the 37. year of his reign to the Earl Warren that he should have free warren in all his Demeasne lands in Sussex of all which they prayen redresse After livery sued out of the Kings hand the Chancellor of England for the time being calling to him the Justices of both Benches shall thereby have power to take order therein That all Sheriffs may be discharged in the Exchequer upon their oaths The King will be advised That no ship be taken to serve the King by any Letters Parents but that the said Letters Patents be seen before the Mayor and other officers of the Town that the hire of the fraight may be by them made and ready payment had The Statutes therefore made shall be observed That all owners of ships
grant to the King one Desme and one fifteen to be levied of the Laity William Lord of Clinton of Say complaining sheweth how he in trust enfeoffed William de la Pool being of his Councel learned of all his lands in England and Calliâ—è to the performance of his will which the said Pool upon sundry his requests refused to perform and prayeth remedy where upon full proof of the surmise aforesaid it was enacted Pool being present that he should re-infeoffee the said Lord or whom he would and their heires for ever discharged of all incumbrances done by the said Pool the which Pool did in open Parliament in two deeds there inrolled Where Walter Cook Parson of Somersham had recovered in the Arches the tythes of a Meadow or Marsh called Crowland Meadow being in the Parish of Somersham against William Whitihead and others tenants to the Abbot of Ramsey as to his Mannor of Charts the said Abbot sued forth a Prohibition upon long debate of the Lords and Justices it was adjudged that the said Abbot ought to have none Petitions of the Commons with their Answers THe like Act as An. 7. H. 5. tit 6. The print touching the coyn cap. 1. agreeth with the record The print touching Signorage or coynage of money cap. 2. agreeth with the record The print touching the weight of money cap. 3. agreeth with the record Only both the last Statutes were to indure but to the next Parliament That no Mint-Master within the Tower be a Master of Exchange without the same The King thereof will be advised The print touching the Wardens of the Exchange cap. 4. agreeth with the record The print of Coynage at Callice cap. 5. agreeth with the record The print touching the Allay of Silver cap. 6. agreeth with the record The print touching the weight of gold cap. 7. agreeth with the record The print touching the making of false weights cap. 8. agreeth with the record Note that the five Statutes last mentioned were onely to continue to the next Parliament That all Justices of Peace Sheriffs and such officers may have power to amend all misprisions or negligent writing of their Clarks VVho is grieved may complain to the Kings Councell The print touching Exchangers to Rome cap. 9. agreeth with the record That the exception how that the partie hath sufficient remedy at the Common Law shall discharge any matter in the Chancery It is enacted to endure unto the next Parliament The print for the recovery of one Collector against another cap. 10. agreeth with the record It is enacted that the two new bridges next Abenden called Burford and Chalam bridge made by Iohn Hutchions Iohn Brite and others of Abenden shall continue as free passage for the Kings Subjects and their carriages and that every man set Sallowes or VVillowes upon the banks between Abenden and Burford for mending of the same Anno Nono Henrici Quinti Rex c. Chariss Consanguâ— suo Henrico de Percie Com. Northumb c. apud VVestm primo die Decembris Teste Iohanne Duce Bedford Custode Angliae apud VVestm Vicesimo die Octobris per ipsum Regem Consilium CHariss Consang suo Radulpho de Nevil Com. VVestmerland Hugoni Courtney Com. Devon Magistro Tho. de la Warr. Willielmo de Ferrariis de Grobie Johanni Baroni de Graystock Reginaldo Gray de Ruthine Johanni de Latimer Ricardo Strange Roberto Poynings VVillielmo Botreaux VVillielmo Clinton VVillielmo de Harrington Tho. de Dacre de Gilsland Jacobo de Berckley Willielmo Hankeford Capitulo Justiciario Anno Primo Henrici Sexti Rex c. Chariss Avunculo suo Duci Gloucestriae apud VVestm die Lunae ante Festum Sancti Martini Teste Rege apud VVestm Vicesimo nono die Septembris HEn de Percie Com. Northumber Radulpho Nevil Com. VVestmerland Magistro Tho. de la VVarr Willielmo de Ferrariis de Grobie Johanni de Welles Johanni Baroni de Graystock Reginal Gray de Ruthin Johanni de Latimer Ricardo Strange Roberto Poynings Willielmo Botreaux Tho Dacre de Gilsland VVillielmo de Clinton Jacobo de Berckley VVillielmo de Harrington These four in this Parliament Roll follow after the Barons and after them these three Barons as they are here written Tho Com. Marescallo Edwardo Com. Marchiae Tho. Duci Oxoniae Ricardo Com. VVarr Jacobo de Audley Radulpho Cromwell Chlr. Henrico Fitz-hugh Constabulario Castri Doveriae Quinque Portuum Custodi but none named The Parliament holden at Westminster Monday next before the Feast of Saint Martine in the first year of King Henry the Sixth THe same Monday before any thing was done a Commission was directed to Humfrey Duke of Gloucester the Kings Uncle for beginning of the Parliament and was read in the presence of the said Duke sitting in the Chamber de pinct and before the Lords and Commons After which the Archbishop of Canterbury by the command of the said Duke the Kings Commissary declared the cause of the said Parliament and took for his Theam Principes populorum congregati sunt cum Deo Upon which words he shewed many notable sayings and examples and amongst them said that God of his great mercie had left issue unto them of the most victorious Prince Henry begotten of the royal bloud of France whereby the same issue was now become King of France He further by application said that as all Perfections were comprised within the number of six and whereby God had made all things in six dayes so God was to accomplish all the good beginnings of the famous fifth Henry in this Sixth Henry his son who would that all estates should enjoy their liberties He pronounceth that considering the Kings tender age the same Parliament was called for three causes the first for the good governance of the Kings person the second for the keeping of the Peace and execution of the Laws the third for the sure defence of the Realm And for that it imported to provide honourable and discreet persons for the said governance wherein every Estate was to shew his advice and willed them to follow the counsell of Iethro unto Moses as it is conteined in Exodus viz. such as should fear God wise godly haâ—ing covetousnesse puissant c. And so he willed the Commons to choose and the next day to present their Speaker Receivers of Petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of Petitions for Gascoyne and other places beyond the Seas and of the Isles Tryers of Petitions for England c. as above Tryers of Petitions for Gascoyne c. as above On Tuesday the fourth day of the Parliament the Commons presented before the Duke of Gloucester the Kings Commissary and the Lords Roger
year of King Henry the Sixth AT the beginning of the Parliament before the King sitting in person in the chair of Estate in the painted Chamber there being the Lords and Commons the Bishop of Winchester Chancellor of England declared that the Kings will was that all Estates should enjoy their liberties and for his Theam he took these words Gloria honor pax omni operanti bonum the which he divided into three parts viz. bonum honestum as which consisted in due obeysance of the Subjectâ— bonum delâ—ctabile as which stood in giving good Counsell and bonum utile which was by free and willing sustentation or relieving the Prince and Commonwealth By the first God was most glorified by the second the Prince best honoured by the third the Subjects saâ—ety governed according to the saying of Luke Gloria in excelsis Deo in terra pax hominibus bona voluntas Glory is given to God by due obedience of the Subjects the Prince is honoured by sound Counsell the Subjects governed in peace by relieving the Prince wherein he affirmeth that Princes ought to be obeyed though they were evil according to the saying of Peter obedite praepositis for albeit they were not good yet for that they commanded many good things to be observed they ought to be obeyed and remembreth Sicut Princeps tenetur regere regaliter sic plebs obedire The second division touching sound Counsell he allegeth Sapient 12. Salus ubi multa consilia and therein shewing how the Elephant had three properties the one for that he wanted a gall the second â—or that he was inflexible and could not bow the third for that he was of a most sound and perfect memory the which properties by application he wished to be in all Counsellers First that wanting a gall they should thereby be free from all malice rancor and envy by being inflexible that they should worship no reward nor in Judgement respect any person of a ripe memory that they by remembring perils past might prevent dangers to come The third for relieving the King he proved that the same ought to be done with all readinesse of mind considering that God by the young Prince his chosen vessel had not only governed them in safety but also given to them honourable victories and great conquests all which ought to enforce them more willingly to offer than the same should readily be taken Wherefore he willeth the Commons by their assembling to choose their Speaker and the next day to present him Receivers of petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of petitions for Gascoyne and other places beyond the seas and of the Isles Tryers of petitions for England c. as above Tryers of petitions for Gascoyne c. as above On Wednesday the second of May the Commons presented before the King and Lords Sr. Tho. Nanton knight to be their Speaker whose excuse being refused he with his protestation was allowed A great debate arose upon the Claim of Iohn Earl Marshall against Richard Earl of Warr touching the higher place in the Parliament house both of which Earles were commanded not to come at the house till the matters were fully heard but that the Councell learned of either of them should be heard what they could say touching the same And for that the Lords should be Judges of the same the Duke of Gloucester being Protector and other the Bishops Lords and others of the lower house swore upon the Gospel that they would uprightly judge the case leaving all affection For the proving of the Earl Marshalls title Roger Hunt of his Councell learned exhibited to the Lords a Pedegree shewing that the said Earl Marshall came of the bloud royall and gave the Armes of England whereby he ought to be preferred Note the said Pedegree proveth the Earl Marshall to come of the bloud royall from E. 1. It farther sheweth the said Earl to be allyed in bloud to the King from Thomas Earl of Lancaster It also affirmeth the said Earl to be allied in bloud to the King by the line of the Earl of Arundell To all this Sr. Walter Beauchamp Knight being of the Councell learned of the Earl of Warr. answereth and by many authorities sheweth that Antiquitie hath had superioritie above the bloud royall and so enforced the title of the Earl of Warr. but chiefly he relyeth upon the possession of the Earl of Warwick Herein is to be noted that the affirmations answers and replications of both parties being very long contain many good reasons and sundry lines of Noble-men very delectable to be read The Councell for both these Earles were instant for Judgement in the end it was devised and the said Earl Marshall for pacifying of the same required that he might be restored to be Duke of Norfolk according to the Creation of Thomas his father as brother and heir to Thomas who died without issue son of the said Thomas his father the which for sundry considerations worthy the sight was granted On Friday the fifteenth day of May the Duke of Gloucester by the Kings Letters Patents there read proroged the Parliament from the same day unto the Thursday then ensuing Iohn Lord Talbot with other Lords there named were bound by recognizance in the Chancery that the said Iohn should keep the peace towards Hugh Wenlockward that he should appear at the next Parliament The Lords of the Parliament by name promised by their faiths to the Bishop of VVinchester that they will not hinder but further such assurance as shall be made to the said Bishop by the King for money to him lent The Commons by the assent of the Bishops and Lords grant to the King the Subsidie of wools for three years and Tonnage and Poundage for one year upon condition that Merchants Aliens should hardly be looked unto Touching the charge of Scotish hostages according to one Article of league it is enacted that the Wardens of the Marches shall not hereafter be impeached for attempting any hostage for the other but that upon their oathes they be discharged And further that they may take two or more hostages for one as of good will and no duty It is enacted that the quarrell and combat betwixt the Duke of Gloucester and Duke of Burgaine do in no case proceed but that the same by the Kings Letters Patents be committed to the old French King the Kings mother and to the regent of France and that the Duke of Burgain do deliver into indifferent hands the person of my Lord of Gloucester It is enacted that the Kings Councell shall have power to make assurances to the Bishop of Winchester and other of the
said Manor It is enacted that the Mayor of Northampton for the time being shall compell all Tenants as have any houses upon certain streets and places there named to * pay the same from time to time The office of the Baily of Winchelsey is granted to William Pope Esquire during his life It is enacted that all the Kings Council and other head Offices there named shall have yearly out of the Exchequer fees by way of reward there expressed Authority is given to the Kings Council to make assurances to the Kings Creditors for 50000 l. The print touching the Dutchesse of Clarence and other the Coheirs of the Earl of Kent cap. 11. agreeth with the record in effect but not in full form Petitions of the Commons with their Answers THe print touching the prorogation of Assize cap. 11. agreeth with the record The like motion and answer as in the last Parliament tit 42. That all outlawries in Actions personal pronounced before the Statute of additions made 1 H. 5. may be pardoned The King will be advised The print touching days of payment to be given by English Merchants cap. 2. agreeth with the record The print touching the affirmation of all Judgements against Owen Glendor cap. 3. agreeth with the record That in the writ of forging of false Deeds the Venire facias may be of both Counties as well where the land doth lye as where the writ is brought The King will be advised That the Statute made Anno 7 H. 6. tit 11. touching Denmark may be utterly void and revoked The King looketh to hear from his Ambassador there and in the mean time he will be advised The same title concerneth woollen yarn of no great force The print that Executors may have Idemptitate Nominis cap. 4. agreeth with the record The Commons of Northumberland Cumberland and Westmerland and of the Bishoprick prayen that the Merchants of Newcastle may at all times buy and transport their wools The King will be aduised The print touching the free passage on Severn cap. 3. agreeth with the record That all Judgements given before Anno 1 H. 4. may be good albeit the Letter of Attorney of any person in the said Judgments be lost saving to Iohn Harper and Ellinor his wife in Fee their title in the Manor of Rowley in Staffs The King will be advised The print touching the liberty of the Borough of Dorchester cap. 6. agreeth with the record The print touching the extortion of the Sheriffs of Hereford cap. 7. agreeth with the record The print touching the weighing of Cheese cap. 8. agreeth with the record The print touching the river of Ley cap. 9. agreeth with the record The print touching Attorneys to be made by religious persons in the North cap. 10. agreeth with the record That attachments and prohibitions against Tithe of great wood may be granted to every person out of either of the Benches The King will be advised In consideration of 200 l. payed by the Merchants of the Isle of Ely to certain of the County of Cambridge to buy twenty marks land by the year It is enacted that the said Inhabitants for ever shall be discharged from paying any thing towards the fees of Knights of the Shire for Cambridgeshire That two persons in every Hundred within the realm may by Commission be appointed to search the due making of woollen Cloathes and to seal the same taking therefore one penny The King will be advised Anno Decimo Henrici Sexti Rex c. Humfrido Duci Gloucestriae c. apud Westm. decimo septimo die Maii Teste apud Westm. vicesimo quinto die Februarii IOhanni Duci Norff. Hen. Com. Northumb. Ricardo Com. Sarum Ricardo Com. Warr. Johanni Com. Oxoniae Radulpho Com. Westmerland Willielmo Com. Suff. Jacobo Berckley Chlr. Willielmo de Ferrariis de Grobie Chlr. Reginaldo Gray de Ruthine Chlr. Ricardo Strange Chlr. Georgio Latimer Chlr. Johanni Baroni de Graystock Chlr. Roberto Poynings Chlr. VVillo Botreaux Chlr. Tho. Dacre de Gilsland Chlr. VVillielmo de Harrington Chlr. Jacobo de Audley Chlr. Radulpho Cromwell Chlr. Johanni Scroope de Masham Chlr. VVillielmo la Zouch de Harringworth Chlr. VValtero Hungerford Chlr. Johanni Tibetoft Chlr. Hen. Gray de Codonore Chlr. Willielmo Fitz-hugh Chlr. Willielmo de Nevill Chlr. VVillielmo de Lovell Chlr. Johanni de Morley Chlr. Leoni de Welles Chlr. Reginaldo West Chlr. Johanni Beamond No Lord Warden The Parliament holden at Westminster the twelfth day of May in the Tenth year of King Henry the Sixth THe same twelfth day of May in the presence of the King himself sitting in the Chair of Estate in the Chamber de pinct within the palace of Westminster the Lords and Commons being there also present Iohn Bishop of Bath and Wells being Chancellor of England by the Kings commandment declared the cause of the Parliament taking â—or his Theam the first of Peter Deum timete Regem honorificate By which he noted two points the first a general Counsel to Princes for knowledge to learn to obey and serve God according to the words of the Prophet Nunc Reges intelligite erudimini qui judicatis terram servite Domino in timore The second a commandement to the Subjects to learn to obey and honour the Prince according to the Apostles saying Rom. 13. Omnis anima sublimioribuâ— potestatibus subdita sit non enim est potestas c. And again Reddite omnibus debita tributum cui tributum est c. The which points he learnedly enlarged with sundry authorities examples and similitudes whereby he approved that the King and Realm of England might easily attain to the top of peace and prosperity if true fear of God and honour to the Prince were in the hearts of the Subjects wherefore for the attaining thereto and suppressing such rebels as despised the right of the Church and to destroy the Ministers of the same was the one cause of the same assembly The other cause was for due execution of Laws which was salus cujuslibet Civitatis Regni And the third cause was how to inrich the Subjects who of long time have lived in great penury He further sheweth how the Kings will was that every estate should enjoy his due liberties wherefore he willeth the Commons to choose their Speaker and the next day to present him to the King accordingly Receivers of petitions for England Ireland Walts and Scotland Receivers of petitions for Gascoyne and other places beyond the seas and of the Isles Tryers of petitions for England c. as above Tryers of petitions for Gascoyne c. as above The second day of the Parliament the Duke
pinct and in the presence of the Lords and Commons declared the cause of the Parliament taking for his Theam Soliciti sitis servare unitatem Spiritus in vinculo pacis Upon which amongst other things he shewed how the Duke of Burgundie who was sworn to the King and his father revolted and unwitting to the King or the Councel had appointed a Diet or sitting at Aras where two Cardinals came touching a peace between the King and the French He sheweth how the King sent noble Ambassadours thither who there made reasonable and mean offers the which the French refused and offered only scoffs whereby nothing being therein done the Diet brake up After which it was given the King to understand that the said Duke of Burgundy had entred into league with the French so as the same remained to the King who must either leave or lose his title stile and kingdom of France or else to defend the same with force VVherein how to take the best way was the cause of that Assembly to which end he wished the Lords to appoint themselves and the Commons to choose and the next day to present to the King their Speaker Receivers of petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of petitions for Gascoyne and other places beyond the seas and of the Isles Tryers of petitions for England c. as above Tryers of petitions for Gascoyne c. as above The thirteenth day of October the Commons presented to the King Iohn Bowes Esquire to be their Speaker whose excuse refused he with the common protestation was allowed Authority is given to the Kings Councel to make assurances to the Kings Creditors for 100000 l. By Indenture dated between the King and the Duke of Gloucester the King for 9 years committed the keeping of the Town and Castle of Callice the Tower of Rishanke the Castle of Hames and Guynes with all other the Kings Dominions there wherein are appointed the numbers of men for every peece the Officers and their fees and wages the which indenture was confirmed by the Lords Assurance by the Kings Letters Patents is made to William Eskfield Hamon Sutton and Hugh Dicke for 8000 marks sent by them to the King of the revenues of the Duke of Bedford and the Earl of Arundel being dead A Subsidie granted to the King viz. That every person having any frank Tenement in Lands Annuities Fees Offices or Hereditaments above five pound yearly to pay for every pound six pence upon his Oath A Desme and one fifteen is also granted to the King to be levyed of the laity deducting thereof 4000 l. to the relief of decayed Towns and Villages A Subsidie of 33 s. 4. d. of Merchants Denisons and of 46 s. 8 d. of Aliens for every sack of Wool and so according to the rate for other Staple ware is granted to the King and for two years Tonnage and Poundage The 3d. day of November the Bishop of Duresm in full Parliament delivered to the Cardinal and other the Feoffees of H. 5. Letters Patents of the said King under the great and privy Seals declaring the use of the same his feoffment Thomas Rampston Knight Prisoner to the Lords of Guyngain in France and fined at 18000 Escutes of gold whereof he payed 9000. Prayeth the delivery of William Botiler Esquire of France prisoner to the Durchesse of Clarence and others the which for his redemption is granted A pardon is granted to William Marfoot Mariner of Winchelsey for breaking the Castle of Dover Petitions of the Commons with their Answers THe Print touching Judgements and Felonies agreeth with the Record The print against licenses for shipping of wools Cap. 2. agreeth with the record The print for the Sessions to be kept at Carlile cap. 3. agreeth with the record The print touching the Sessions in Middlesex cap. 4. agreeth with the record The print touching the shiping to the Staple cap. 5. agreeth with the record The print touching Aliens Victualers by retail cap. 6. agreeth with the record The print touching prizes upon the Seas cap. 7. agreeth with the record That no writ be sent out of the Exchequer against any man for any debt payed on pain that the Officer do lose his Office and make fine at the Kings pleasure The King will be advised That no Boat or Barge or other Vessel be forfeited as a Deodand for the misadventure or death of any man therein The Customs heretofore used shall be kept That the Easterlings may no longer enjoy their liberties since the English Merchants cannot enjoy theirs in Iceland The King will be advised The print touching safe conducts cap. 8. agreeth with the record That no religious person Alien be Collector of Desmes The King will be advised Anno Decimo Quinto Henrici Sexti Rex c. Humf. Duci Gloucest c. apud Cantabridg Vicesimo primo die Ianuarii Teste apud VVestm Vicesimo nono die Octobris JOhanni Duci Norfolk Hen. Com. Northumb. Ricardo Com. VVarr Johanni Com. Oxoniae Johanni Com. Huntington Radulpho Com. VVestmerland Radulpho Com. Stafford Tho. Com. Devon Jacobo Berckley Chlr. VVillielmo de Ferrariis de Grobie Chlr. Reginaldo Gray de Ruthin Chlr. Ricardo Strange Chlr. Georgio Latimer Chlr. Radulpho Baroni de Graystock Chlr. Roberto Poynings Chlr. Willielmo Botreaux Chlr. Tho. Dacre de Gilsland Chlr. Willielmo de Harrington Chlr. Jacobo de Audley Chlr. Johanni le Scroop de Masham Chlr. VVillielmo la Zouch de Harringworth Chlr. VValtero Hungerford Chlr. Johanni Tiptoft Chlr. Henrico Gray de Codonore Chlr. VVillielmo Fitz-Hugh Chlr. VVillielmo de Lovell Chlr. Lionell de Welles Chrl. Reginaldo VVest Chlr. Johanni Beomont Chlr. Iohanni Cromwell Chlr. Roberto Willoughbie Chlr. Hen. Bourchier Chlr. ParIiamentum Continuat Vicessimo primo die Ianuarii Teste Rege apud Westm. Decimo die Decembris HUmfrey Duke of Gloucester John Duke of Norfolk Hen. Earl of Northumberland Richard Earl of Warwick John Earl of Oxford John Earl of Huntington Ralph Earl of Westmerland Humfrey Earl of Stafford Tho. Earl of Devon James Berckley Chlr. VVilliam Ferrers de Grobie Chlr. Reynald Gray de Ruthin Chlr. Richard Strange Chlr. George Latimer Chlr. Ralph Baron de Graystocke Chlr. Robert Poynings Chlr. VVilliam Botreaux Chlr. William Harrington Chlr. Tho Dacre de Gilsland Chlr. James Audley Chlr. Ralph Cromwell Chlr. John de Scroop Chlr. William Zouch de Harringworth Chlr. VValter Hungerford Chlr. John Tiptoft Chlr. Henry Gray de Codonore Chlr. Robert Willoughbie Chlr. William Fitz-hugh Chlr. William Nevell Chlr. William Lovell Chlr. Leonard Welles Chlr. Reynald VVest Chlr. Johanni Beomont Chlr. Henry Bourchier Chlr. John Cromwell Chlr. Thomas Clifford Chlr. The Parliament holden at VVestminster the one and twentieth of Ianuary
in the fifteenth year of King Henry the sixth IOhn Bishop of Bath and Wells Chancellor of England in the presence of the King Lords and Commons by the Kings commandement declared the cause of the Parliament and took for his Theam Isa. 62. Corona Regni in manu dei c. Whereupon he shewed that three sorts of men are Crowned viz. All Christians in their baptism in token whereof they are anointed All Clerks in token of their order are shaven in token thereof All Kings in their Coronation in token whereof they wear a Crown of gold set with flowers and precious stones By the figure of the Crown he resembleth to the politique government by the flowers and stones the honours and office of a Prince as gold estimable and durable So that a Common-wealth is most firm and stable which is governed in the faithfull care of a Prince as gold is flexible to the workmen so ought every Commonalty to be at the beck of the Prince seeking the prosperity of the same The erecting and standing of the flowers in the upper part of the Crown pretendeth the Kings preheminency over the Subjects the which ought to be garnished with four Cardinal vertues viz. In the fore part ought to be Wisdom adorned with three precious stones viz. Memory of things past Circumspection to things present and Prudence of things to come On the right hand ought to be Fortitude accompanied with Courage in attempting Patience in suffering and Perseverance in well meaning On the left side ought to be Justice distributing her Arms in triple sort viz. to the best mean and lowest On the hinder part ought to be Temperance with her Trinity viz. Restraint of sensuality in fear Silence in speech and Mortification in will all which proceeding from God fully approved that the Crown of the King was in the hands of God He therefore sheweth that the same Parliament was called for three principal causes The first for Justice and Peace amongst the Subjects The second how the Commodities growing within this realm might have a ready Vent The third how the realm might be defended and the Sea kept against the Enemies and Rebels To which end he willed the Commons to choose and the next day to present their Speaker to the King Receivers of petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of petitions for Gascoyne and other places beyond the seas and of the Isles Tryers of petitions for England c. as above Tryers of petitions for Gascoyne c. as above The Commons presented to the King Sir Iohn Tirrell Knight to be their Speaker whose excuse being refused he with the common protestation was allowed An authority is given to the Treasurer of England to pay to the Cardinal 2000 Marks The Duke of Gloucester Captain of Callice prayeth that if any mishap should happen to Callice for want of payment of the souldiers the same may not be imputed unto him At the request of Sir Iohn Cromwell Knight Lord of Fanhope the Prior and Covent of the Friers Preachers within Ludgate are incorporated to whom the said Lord granted 40. marks yearly for an Obbit in a Chapel of his own erection there called Cornwall Chapel At the Petition of Isabel late wife of Iohn Botler of Beansley in the County of Lancaster Knight the which Isabel one William Pull of Winall in the County of Chester Gentleman shamefully did ravish It is enacted that if the said William doe not yield himself after Proclamation made against him that he should be taken as a Traytor attainted The same Isabel by another Petition sheweth how the said William by duresse and means of imprisonment enforced her to mary him and by colour thereof ravished her for the which she prayeth her appeal which to her is granted Richard Widonell Knight payeth to the King 1000 l. for a Fine for marrying of Iaquett Dutchesse of Bedford without license The King by Letters Patents confirmed by Parliament granteth licence to the Duke of Gloucester and Ellinor his wife to impark 200 Acres of land in Greenwich and that their Manor of Greenwich they may embattle and build with stone and also make a Tower of Stone within the same Park At the Petition of the same Duke it is enacted that if the Customs of Callice shall not suffice to pay the Souldiers their wages that the Treasurer of England shall pay the same Iohn Earl of Oxford prayeth the pardon of 300 l. the rest of 3000 l. paid to the King for marying without licence It was answered that the same debt was assigned but otherwayes the King would remember him Petitions of the Commons with their Answers THe print touching the Marshall and Kings Steward of his house cap. 1. agreeth with the record The print touching the carriage of Corn over the Seas cap. 2. agreeth with the record That the Impositions of 4 d. for every 20 s. of Merchandize paid to the officers of Bourdeaux may cease The King will be advised That the Justices may determine the treasons for burning of houses made Anno 8 H. 6. The King will be advised The print touching the Clause Vidimus in a safe-conduct cap. 3. agreeth with the record The print touching Suerties upon writs of Subpoena cap. 4. agreeth with the record The print touching VVrits of Attaint cap. 5. agreeth with the record The 19th day of March certain of the Commons being sent declared to the King that the Commons had newly chosen William Beerly Esquire to be their Speaker for that Sir Iohn Tirrell by grievous sicknesse could not attend whereupon the King allowed the same William and granted that he should enjoy the common protestation The like Desme and fifteen is granted as in the last Parliament tit 14. The like Subsidie of Wools for three years is granted as in the last Parliament tit 19. Authority is given to the Kings Councell to make assurances to the Kings Creditors for the sum of 100000 l. The Kings general pardon of all Treasons felonies forfeitures and other offences VVhere Katherine Queen of England the Kings mother was dead and had made the King sole Executor the King appointeth Roberâ— Ralston Clerk keeper of the great Wardrobe Iohn Merston and Richard Alreed Esquires to execute the said Queens will by the oversight of the Cardinal the Duke of Gloucester and the Bishop of Lincoln or any two of them to whom they should accompt Authority is given to the Lords of the Councel to answer all such Petitions as are not answered in the Parliament After which viz. the second of Iune these Bills were read and answered by certain of
the twenty fourth of Ianuary ensuing at Westminster An Act that the Merchants of Ieane shall not pay any Escuage to the City of London for any the Merchandizes brought from Southampton to London by land The grant of half a tenth and half a fifteen excepting 2000 l. to be allowed to certain poor Townes by name The grant of a tenth and of a fifteen except 3000 l. to certain Towns wasted A subsedy of wools of 34 s. 4 d. of Denisons and 53 s. of Aliens for every sack of wool c. is granted to the King for four yeares Tonnage and Poundage of Denisons and double of Aliens The Kings Letters Patents under the great seal of England and under the seal of the Dutchie of Lancaster made to Iohn Cardinall and Archbishop of Canterbury and sundry others of sundry the possessions of the said Dutchie of Lancaster and three other Letters Patents under the only seal of the Dutchy of Lancaster made to the persons aforesaid of sundry possessions to the performance of the last Will and Testament of the said King are confirmed by the whole estate The fourth day of Iune the Speaker on the behalf of the Commons made to the King especiall commendation of the person and manifold services of the Marquesse and Earl of Suffolk and namely of the marriage of the King and abstinence of warr with the French for all which at the request of the Commons and mediation of the Lords it is enacted that the said Marquesse should be holden a most true and faithfull Subject The Declaration of the said Marquesse of his services and request to the effect aforesaid made the second day of Iune in Anno 23. to the King Lords and Commons on the which the Declaration aforesaid was enacted At the petition of the Mr. and Brethren of the house or Hospitall of St. Thomas the Martyr of Acres in the City of London by whole assent they are incorporated by the same name and certain houses in London are to them confirmed The Kings Letters Patents of the Erection and Donation of the College of Eaton founded Anno 20. H. 6. with all the lands and liberties then and now granted and especially declared and confirmed by the whole estates The like Letters Patents of the Kings made for the erection and donation of the Colledge in Cambridge are confirmed The ninth day of April An. 24. the Chancellor of England in the name of all the Lords in the presence of the King protesteth that the peace which the King had taken with the French King was of his own motion and will and not any of the Lords provocations the which is enacted It is enacted that a Statute made in the time of H. 5. that no peace should be taken with the French King that now is that then was called by the name of Dolphin of France without the assent of the three estates of both realms should be utterly revoked and that no person for giving Counsell to the peace with France be at any time to come impeached therefore Petitions of the Commons with their Answers THe print touching Purveyors cap. 1. 2. agreeth with the record That all the Statutes touching Welshmen be observed and that none of them be made Denisons or enjoy any office in Wales and that none of them stand to the contrary on pain of 200 marks The Statutes made in the time of H. 4. or H. 5. shall therein be observed The print touching shipping of thrums c. cap. 3. agreeth with the record That no Stapler have any voice at the election of any Mayor or Constable of the Staple unlesse he have goods coquetted in Callice to the number of 10. sacks The King will be advised The print touching the true making of Worsteeds cap. 4. agreeth with the record The print touching the taking of outlawes repairing into Herreford cap. 5. agreeth with the record Robert Sherborn of London Draper sheweth that whereas one Ienicogh a Welshman remained in the Kings Bench in execution for debt due to him and by collusion to defraud him procured himself to be appealed of a felonie whereby he was condemned and had his Clergie and was in the Abbots prison at Westminster for the same That the Justices of the Kings Bench might have power by writ to remove and lay his body untill the debt were satisfied and the Abbot to deliver the body on pain to answer the debt which was granted The print touching the shipping of corn cap. 6. agreeth with the record The print touching the gathering of head-pence by the Sheriff of Northampton cap. 7. agreeth with the record The print touching the exercise of the Sheriffs office cap. 8. agreeth with the record An act for Coyning and making current half pence and farthings to endure for two yeares The print touching the Commissioners of Sewers cap. 9. agreeth with the record That no man be indicted of any indictment or appeal in a forein County except the Plaintiff appeal and exigent be awarded into the County where the party was supposed to dwell The King will be advised The print touching the extortion of Sheriffs cap. 10. agreeth with the record The print touching levying of wages for the Knights of the Parliament cap. 11. agreeth c. That every person being of the Lords or Commons house having any assault or fray made upon him being at the Parliament or coming from thence may have the like remedy therefore as Sr. Thamas Parr Knight had The Statutes therefore made shall be observed A motion that one John Balton who most shamefully murdered Isabell the wife of Roger Bakewell and by becoming an approver was pardoned of felony might notwithstanding be executed No answer was made thereto The print touching the wages of servants of husbandry cap. 13. agreeth with the record The print touching forein pleas pleaded after issue joyned cap. 13. agreeth with the record That all Gascoyne wines may come down to the Ports of Bayon and Burdeaux and that all English merchants may freely buy and sell the same The King will be advised A long advise for the making and full measure of Gascoyne wines The King will be advised The print against Purveyors cap. 14. agreeth with the record The print touching the election of Knights of the Parliament cap. 15. agreeth with the record The print touching Gaging pence to the Gaingeor cap. 16. agreeth with the record The print touching the inquests and fees of the Escheators cap. 17. agreeth with the record The print touching buying of wines of the higher Country cap. 18. agreeth with the record Anno Vicesimo Quinto Henrici
apud VVestm in festo Leonardi c. Teste apud Westm. quinto die Septembris HEn Duci Oxoniae Iohanni Duci Norfolciae Humf. Duci Buckinghamiae Edoardo Duci Somerset Ricardo Com. Warr. Hen. Com. Northumb. Tho. Com. Devon VVillielmo Com. Arundell Radulph Com. VVestmerland Ricardo Com. Sarum Johanni Com. Oxoniae Johanni Com. Wigorum Jacobo Com. Wilton Johanni Vicecomiti Beamont Chlr. Jacobo Berckley Chlr. Edoardo Gray Milit. Domino de Grobie Edoardo Gray de Ruthin Chlr. Rob. Hungerford senior Chlr. Radulpho de Graystock Chlr. Hen. Percie Chlr. Domino de Poynings VVilliâ—lmo Borreaux Chlr. Tho. Daâ—re de Gilsland Chlr. Johanni Beauchamp Milit. Domino de Beauchamp Jacobo de Audley Chlr. Radulpho Cromwell Chlr. Willielmo Zouch de Harringworth Chlr. Johanni le Scroop de Masham Chlr. Willielmo Fitz-hugh Chlr. Hen. Scroop de Bolton Chlr. Leonide Welles Chlr. Johanni Domino de Clinton VVillielmo de Lovell Chlr. Edoard Nevill Domino de Bergavenney Roberto Willoughbie Chlr. Tho. de Clifford Chlr. Hen. Vicecom Bourchier Edw. Brook de Cobham Chlr. Johanni Talbot de Lisle Milit. Tho. de Scales Chlr. Reginal Gray de Wilton Chlr. Johanni Sturton Milit. Domino de Sturton Ricardo Woodvill Milit. Domino de Rivers Willielmo Bourchier Milit. Domino de Fitz-warrin Willielm Boneville Milit. Dom. de Boneville de Chaton Hen. Bromfleet Domino de Vessey Tho. Domino de Roos Roberto Hungerford Mil. Dom. de Mollins Radulpho Boteler de Sudley Chlr. Tho. Gray Domino de Richmond Willielmo Beauchamp Milit. Domino de St. Amando Tho. Percie Milit. Domino de Egremont Johanni Sutton de Dudley Chlr. Breve dirigitur Willielmo Fynes Domino de Say Seal adveniendum ad Parliamentum Datum decimo tertio die Aprilis The Parliament holden at VVestminster on the feast of St. Leonard the twenty ninth year of the reign of King Henry the Sixth IN the presence of the King sitting in the Chair of Estate in the Chamber de pinct within the Palace of Westminster Lords and Commons Iohn the Cardinall Archbishop of York and Chancellor of England by the Kings commandement declared that the Parliament was called first for defence of the realm safe keeping of the seas for provision for an Army against the French and for the suppression of Insurrections within the realm to which end he willed the Commons to choose their Speaker and the next day to present him to the King Receivers of petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of petitions for Gascoyne and other places beyond the seas and of the Isles Tryers of petitions for England c. as above Tryers of petitions for Gascoyne c. as above On Monday the nineteenth day of November the Commons presented to the King Sir William Oldhall Knight to be their Speaker who with the common protestation was allowed Sundry devises and orders for the alteration of the payment of the Subsedy granted in the last Parliament Isabel the wife of William Tresham Esquire sheweth how Symon Norwich of Brumhurst in the County of Northampton Esquire for malice born to the said William lay in wait for the said William with sundry Welshmen there named and murdered the said William riding and saying of our Ladies Mattins at a place called Thorpland-close in Molton in Northampton towards the Duke of York She therefore prayeth that writs of proclamation may go to the Sheriffs of Northampton to proclaim and cause those evil doers to render themselves by a day and that upon their appearance they may be committed to ward and answer to the appeal the same to be tryed by sufficient men of Northamptonshire only and that the sons of the said VVilliam may pursue the Appeal if she should happily die the which was granted The seventeenth day of December the Chancellor in the presence of the King and of the three Estates really prorogued the Parliament from the same day unto the twentieth day of Ianuary then ensuing at Westminster The twenty ninth day of April the Parliament was likewise prorogued from the same day unto the fifth of May then ensuing at Westminster It is enacted that the King shall be preferred to 20000 l. out of the Customes of London and Southampton be for C li. payments It is enacted that the Statute made in the eighteenth year of this King for the allowance of the Kings Justices wages and liveries shall be observed In consideration of 4000 l. delivered to the King in Allom by the Merchants of Iean named It is enacted that they shall ship any Staple-ware out of the South until they be of the said summ answered It is enacted That certain Merchants of the South shall have all the Allom aforesaid paying in hand to the King 8000 l. and no man during two years on pain of forfeiture do bring buy or sell any other Allom. The Commons prayen the King that Edmond Duke of Somerset Alice Poole late the wife of William Poole late Duke of Suffolk William Bishop of Chester Sir Iohn Sutton Knight Baron of Dudley Thomas Daniel late of London Esquire Iohn Trevillian late of London Esq Edward Grimstone late of London Esq Thomas Kemp Clerk of the Commons Iohn c. late of London Esq Reynold Abbot of St. Peters in the County of Gloucester Thomas Pulford of London Esq Iohn Hampton William Myners Iohn Blackwell Iohn Penâ—rike Iohn Gergoran Esquire Stephen Slegg Thomas Stacy Tho. Hore Lord Hastings Edmond Hungerford Knight Thomas Stanley Knight Ienkin de Stanley Usher of the Kings Chamber Esq Barthol Hawley Ralph Balthorp Esq Edmond Hampton Knight Mr. Iohn Somerset Mr. Iervis de Deberre one of the Kings Secretaries Iohn Newport alias Spicer of the Isle of Wight Esquires and Robert Wingfield Knight he abandoned from the Kings presence during their lives and not to come within twelve miles of the Court for that the people speak evil of them The King of his meer motion is contented that all shall depart unlesse they be Lords and a few of them whom he may not spare from his person and they shall so continue for one year to see if any man can duely improve them Petitions of the Commons with their Answers THe like Act of resumption as in the last Parliament tit 23. to begin at the first day of the Parliament Anno 28 H. 6. and to end at the last day of the Parliament excepting certain particulars The record is from the first day of the Kings raign and to begin at th' Annunciation of our Lady in 29 H. 6. The print touching the attainder of Iack Cade agreeth with the record The print touching process against breakers of truce cap. 2. agreeth with the record The print touching Letters Patents made in the City of York c. 3. agreeth with the record It is enacted that the Abbot
lawfull half Brethren and Denizens The King also createth the said Edmond to be Earl of Richmond and that in Parliament and elsewhere he should have preheminence above all Earls The King also granteth unto the said Edmond and to the heirs males of his body lawfully begotten the whole County Honor and Dominion of Richmond with all the hereditaments and appurtenances with warranty by the service accustomed The King also by his Letters Patents createth Iasper of Hatfield Earl of Pembrook with the preheminency to take place above all Earles next unto his elder brother Edmond and gave also unto him and to his heirs males of his body lawfully begotten the whole County Honor and Dominion of Pembroke as above In both of which Creations and grants certain perviews or exceptions are both of which letters Patents are confirmed by assent of Parliament The King by assent of Parliament granteth to Edmond Earl of Richmond in general Tail the Mannor of Woresdall with the appurtenances in the Countyes of Lancaster Westmerland and York late Iohn Duke of Bedfords to hold only by fealty with certain provisions therein Richard Duke of Yorke being appointed to be Captain of Callice requireth satisfaction of 13. Articles or demands concerning ready payment and the like succour for the keeping of the same whereunto no answer is made The Mayors and Merchants of the Staple made several demands and had answers made thereunto The print cap. 8. touching a release of somâ— part of the Subsidy of wooll agreeth with the record Iames Earl of Wiltshire and of Ormond gave to the Master of the Hospital of Thomas Peccot of London called Thomas of Acres the Manor of Hucot and a Croft called little Milnhome the which is confirmed by Parliament A Chauntery called Romans Chauntery founded in the parish of St. Danstans in Shorditch for the which the Priest should have yearly 4 l. out of certain houses in London is established by Parliament It is enacted upon the Kings Letters Patents that Margaret the Queen and wife to the King should yearly have during her life 1000 l. out of the Customs and Subsidy of woolls in the port of Southampton in which certain provisoes are The King by his Letters Patents granteth to the same Queen during her life sundry Manors and Hereditaments in Northampton Southampton and Oxfordshire the which are confirmed by common consent The King by his Letters Patents granteth that John Earl of Shrewsbury should be payed 6597 l. 18. s. ob q. out of certain Customs the which is confirmed by common consent Ralph Lord Cromwell in full Parliament demanded the surety of peace of the Duke of York against Henry the Duke of Exeter the which was granted Petitions of the Commons with their Answers THe print touching the Attainder of Iack Cade cap. 1. agreeth with the record The Attainder of William Oldhall Knight outlawed of treason being worker with Iack Cade is confirmed The print touching riotous disobeying of Privy seals cap. 3. agreeth with the record The print touching Attachments made by the Wardens of the Marches cap. 3. agreeth with the record The print touching the Act of Resumption cap. 7. agreeth with the record The print touching breach of truce cap. 4. agreeth with the record The print touching Letters Patents made to Gaingiers cap. 5. agreeth with the record The print touching outlawries in Law cap. 6. agreeth with the record The print touching shipping of woolls cap. 8. agreeth with the record The print touching taking away of Ladies and Gentlewomen inheritors cap. 9. agreeth with the record The which Act was made upon the complaint of Henry Beamont son and heir of Sir Henry Beamont Knight and Charls Powell Esq against Edward Lancaster of Skypton in Craven Esq for taking away Dame Ioane Beamont the late wife of the said Henry being lawfully maried unto the said Charls and for that the said Edw. maried the said Dame against her will and thereby ravished her against the which Edward and many others there named remedy is given by way of Appeal Anno Tricesimo Tertio Henrici Sexti Rex c. Ricardo Eborum c. apud Westm. Nono die Iulii Teste apud Westmonast Vicesimo Sexto die Maii. JOhanni Duci Norfolciae Humf. Duci Buckingham Hen. Duci Oxoniae Edmond Com. Richmond Jasper Com. Pembrook Ricardo Com. Warr. Tho. Com. Devon Willielmo Com. Arundel Radulpho Com. VVestmerland Ricardo Com. Sarum Johanni Com. Salopiae Johanni Com. Oxon. Johanni Com. Wigorum Jacobo Com. VVilton Johanni Vicecom de Beamont Chlr. Hen. Vicecom Bourchier Chlr. Edwardo Gray de Ruthin Chlr. Edwardo Gray de Grobie Chlr. Jacobo Berckley Milit. Roberto Hungerford Milit. Radulpho de Graystock Chlr. Hen. Percie Dom. de Poynings Chlr. Willielmo Botreaux Chlr. Tho. Dacre de Gilsland Chlr. Johan Beauchamp Dom. de Beauchamp Chlr. Jacobo de Audley Chlr. Radulpho Cromwell Johanni le Scroop de Masham Willielmo Zouch de Harringworth Hen. le Scroop de Bolton Johanni Dom. de Clinton VVillielmo de Lovell Edwardo Nevil Dom. de Burgavenny Milit. Edw. Brook de Cobham Chlr. Tho de Scales Chlr. Reginal Gray de VVilton Chlr. Johanni Sturton Dom. de Sturton Milit. Willielmo Bourchier Domino de Fitz-warren Milit. Will. Domino de Boneville et de Chatton Milit. Hen Bromfleet Domino de Vessey Milit. Tho. Domino de Roos Mil. Radulpho Boteler de Sudley Chlr. Tho. Gray Domino de Richmond Mil. Willielmo Beauchamp Dom. de St. Amando Mil. Tho. Percie Dom. de Egremont Mil. VVillelmo Nevill de Facalbridge Chlr. Ricardo VVelles Domino de VVilloughby Mil. Johanni Bourchier de Bruers Mil. The Parliament holden at Westminster on Wednesday the Ninth of Iuly in the three and thirtieth year of the reign of King Henry the Sixth IN the presence of the King sitting in the Chair of Estate and of the Lords and Commons Thomas Archbishop of Canterbury and Chancellor of England declared the cause of the Parliament and took for his Theam c. Other report there is none Wherefore the Chancellor willed the Commons to choose their Speaker and the next day to present him to the King And further sheweth to them that the Kings pleasure was that all Estates should enjoy their Liberties Receivers of Petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of Petitions for Gascoyne and other places beyond the Seas and of the Isles Tryers of Petitions for England c. as above Tryers of Petitions for Gascoyne c. as above On Thursday the second day of the Parliament the Chancellor caused Articles openly to be read containing the cause of the Parliament First To devise order for the charge of the Kings house For the due paying the Souldiers at Callice and the Marches there To provide for keeping of
Edward Earl of March Richard Earl of Warwick Richard Earl of Salisbury Edmond Earl of Rutland Iohn Lord Clinton Iohn Wenlock Iames Pickering and Iohn Coniers and Thomas Parr Knights Iohn Bourchier Edward Bourchier Esqs. Nephews to the said Duke Thomas Colt of London Gentleman Iohn Clay of Chesunt in Herefordshire Esq Roger Egerton of Shrewsbury Esq and Robert Bold Brother to Henry Bold Knight who with sundry others pitched their field of Ludlow in the County of Hereford on Friday the Vigil of the translation of St. Edward in Anno 38. The Duke pretended to his company that the King was dead for whose soul Masse was said in the said Dukes camp The Kings expectation of the Duke the Dukes ranging in battel the fortifying of his ground with Carts and Guns set before his eschurmishes made his ambush laid and his meaning suddenly to have surprized the Kings hoast The departure of the said Duke and Earls out of the field about midnight under colour to repose themselves at Ludlow and their flight into Wales for that their army sainted and submitted themselves unto the King who granted to them pardon The Attainder of the said Duke Earls and others aforesaid persons as Traytors Alice the wife of Richard Earl of Salisbury William Oldâ—all Knight and Thomas Vaughan of London Esq were attainted as Traytors for procuring the treasons aforesaid All and singular the hereditaments of the said Duke and others attainted in fee or fee tayl are forfeited Richard Gray Lord Powis Walter Devereux Esq and Henry Radford Knight being in the field with the Duke at Ludlow are pardoned but all their hereditaments as before and other profits are forfeited Sundry provisions as well for goods as lands as touching the forfeiture of the Lord Gray and Sir Walter Devereux the King would be advised A very solemn oath whereto all the Bishops and Lords there named did answer subscribed and sealed the eleventh day of December in full Parliament the effect was for due obeysance to the King the Queen Prince Edward and the heires of the Kings body The King by authority of Parliament giveth to the Queen the Mannor of Colsham with the Appurtenances in VVilts and 20 l. yearly out of the Aulnage of Cloaths in London in exchange for the Mannor of Havering at Bower in Essex All such Mannors and other hereditaments of the Dutchy of Lancaster as are comprised in 23 H. 6. tit 17. which other hereditaments of the said Dutchy are granted to Thomas Archbishop of Canterbury and to many other feoffees in trust for the performance of the Kings will all which are commanded to passe under the great seal and are confirmed by whole assent of Parliament Edward Prince of Wales by his petition reciteth the erection donation and annexion of the Dutchy of Cornwall with all the hereditaments and liberties belonging to the same granted by Parliament and sundry other Patents of E. 3. in An. 11. all which are recited at large whereupon the said Prince requireth that he may enjoy the same accordingly And among other things that all such teannts as hold of the said Dutchy in chief may therefore sue livery out of the said Dukes hand although they hold otherwise of the King in Chief and that he may freely enjoy the said Dutchy with all the revenues and liberties of the same as it ought to be notwithstanding the Statute thereof made Anno 33 H. 6. all which are granted by common consent with certain provisions swarving in part from 33. The King by his Letters Patents confirmed by Parliament confirmeth unto the Provost and Scholars of the College of Eaton as well all and singular his grants as all other mens grants made to the said Provost and Scholars The like confirmation is made to the Provost and Scholars of the Kings College in Cambridge with a provision for the Colledge called Pembroke hall in Cambridge The foundation or donation of the Priory of Syon erected by H. 5. is confirmed by whole assent of Parliament Petitions of the Commons with their Answers IT is enacted that all Letters Patents and grants of any office to any person which was against the King in the fields of St. Albones Blore-heath and Ludlow shall be void and that all grants made by Richard Duke of York or by the Earles of Salisbury or Warwick to any persons being in those fields against the King be also void And that the grants made by the King to any person being in those fields with him be good wherein certain provisions are It is enacted that all Letters Patents made to any person or persons of the offices of Sheriff or Escheator for life within the Counties of Chester and Flint be utterly void except to certain persons there named It is enacted that all such Knights of any County as were returned to this Parliament by vertue of the Kings Letters without any other election should be good and that no Sheriff for returning them to incurre the pain therefore provided in An. 23. H. 6. The Commons complain against twenty five Knights and Esquires by name of sundry Countries for their manifold robberies rapes and exactions against the which straight orders are devised to cause them to answer thereunto At the request of the Commons Walter Hopton Esq Roger Kenistone Fulk Stafford Esquires William Hastings Esq son of Leonard Hastings Knight and William Bowes Esquire for being at Ludlow field against the King and having their pardons are fined therefore The Commons accuse the Lord Stanley of sundry particulars being of confederacy with the Duke of York and pray that he may be committed to prison The King will be advised The twenty fifth day of December in the presence of the King and of the three estates the Chancellor by the Kings commandement after thanks given to all the estates dissolved the Parliament Anno Tricesimo Nono Henrici Sexti The Parliament holden at Westminster the seventh day of October in the thirty ninth year of King Henry the Sixth IN the presence of the King sitting in the Chair of Estate in the Chamber de pinct within the Palace of Westminster and of the Lords and Commons George Bishop of Exeter and Chancellor of England made a notable declaration taking for his theam Ioel 2. Congregate populum sanctificate ecclesiam after which done he willed the Commons to choose their Speaker and the next day to present him unto the King Receivers of petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of petitions for Gascoyne and other places beyond the seas and of the Isles Tryers of petitions for England c. as above Tryers of petitions for Gascoyne c. as above The Commons Declaration made to the Lord
Knight for rendring the Kings Castles of Bambourg and Dunstamburgh unto H. 6. and for rearing the warr against the King at Heggelamore in Northumberland on the Feast day of St. Mark last past Of Humphrey Nevil Knight for taking part with the said H. 6. at Bamburgh the first day of April last past Of Henry Bellingham and Thomas Phillips Knights and many other Esquires Gentlemen and Yeomen for taking part with the said King Henry the sixth at Bamburgh the last day of May last past Of Edmond Beaufort and Iohn Beaufort brethren and of the said Henry Duke of Somerset William Carie alias Caree Knight and others for adhering unto Margaret late Queen of England Of William Stocke of Warrington in the County of Northampton Knight and sundry other Esquires Gentlemen and Yeomen for adhering unto the said H. 6. Unto all which the King had granted Pardon in Anno primo And of David ap Iean ap Eynean and other Welshmen for keeping of the Castle of Hardlough in Wales against the King It is enacted that the attainders of the said Duke of Somerset Humfrey Nevil and Henry Bellingham made in Anno 1. shall stand and that the restitutions to them made shall be voyd The Attainders of Ralph Fercy and others That proclamation be made against Thomas Phillips Edmond Beaufort Iohn Beaufort William Carie alias Caree Knights and others to yield themselves to the Kings grace by a day or else to stand attainted of Treason and to incurr the pains of the same An Act of Resumption whereby the King taketh into his hands all manner of Hereditaments of his Crown Principality of Wales Dutchies of Cornwall and Lancaster and Earldom of Chester from the feast of the Purification of our Lady last before in such sort as he had or ought to have had the same the 4th of March in the first year of his reign any Letters Patents to grant or the contrary notwithstanding That all grants leases c. made by the King before the said Feast of any of the hereditaments of his Dutchy of York or Earldom of March be also void whereunto are annexed sundry provisions An infinite number of particular provisions Henry the Son of Philip Wentworth Knight is restored in bloud to the said Philip for Lands the said Philip had none It is enacted all such gifts and grants as the King shall make of goods and lands to Anne his Sister wife to Henry Duke of Exeter shall be to all intents good in Law to the only use of the said Anne and that she plead and be impleaded by the name of Anne Dutchesse of Exeter At the Petition of Iohn Earl of Oxford the Statute made Anno 1 H. 4. in affirmance of the Statute made Anno 11 R. 2. cap. 5. against Robert de Vere Earl of Oxford and Duke of Ireland is utterly repealed in which new Act of repeal there are seven provisions which abridge much the grant Whereas the 32861 l. which was due to the Mayor and Company of the Merchants of the Staple in Callice the King by authority of Parliament in contentation of the same assigneth them to take a yearly rate of the Subsidies of wooll untill payment had A long confirmation made unto the Abbesse of Sion of their erection and of all their particular hereditaments The words of the Creation ofâ— the Dutchy of Cornwall and annexing of the same to the Crown by Parliament Anno 11 E. 3. Therein also is a general provision and one particular provision viz. that the Mayor of London in succession shall have the search view and correction of the river of Thames A long Confirmation made to the Mayor and Commonalty of Plymouth in Devon paying yearly to the Prior of Plymouth 29 l. 6 s. 8 d. of fee-farm the said Prior having also further Prerogatives in the said Town Petitions of the Commons with their Answers THe print touching making of Clothes cap. 1. agreeth with the record the same is remembred before tit The print for shipping of Merchandize of Staple cap. 2. agreeth with the record The print for shipping of woolâ—s at Newcastle cap. 3. agreeth with the record The print for buying of wools cap. 4. agreeth with the record The print touching Merchandise of the Dutchie of Burgundie cap. 6. agreeth with the record The print touching Suerties found to Customers and Comptrollers cap. 6. agreeth with the record The print touching Cordwayners cap. 7. agreeth with the record The print touching Horners cap. 8. agreeth with the record The print touching Paten-makers cap. 9. agreeth with the record The print touching passengers from Dover to Callice cap. 10. agreeth with the record c. The like motion and answer as Anno 1 E. 4. tit 43. That the Statute made Anno 45 E. 3. touching free passing of boats in rivers may be observed and that no person do interrupt any mans passage upon or by the river of Severn The King will be advised Anno Septimo Edwardi Quarti Rex c. Charissimo Fratri suo Georgio Duci Clarentiae salut apud Westm. tertio die Iulii Teste rege apud Westm. vigesimo octavo die Februarii IOhanni Duci Norfolciae Johanni Duci Suffolciae Ricardo Com. Warr. Sarum Ricardo Com. Rivers Willielmo Com. Arundel Edwardo Tibetot Com. Wigorum Radulpho Com. VVestmerland Johanni Com. Northumb. Johan Nevil Com. Northampton qui postea factus Marchio Montiacuto Chlr. Radulpho Graystock Chlr. Anthonio de Scales Georgio Latimer Chlr. Jacobo Berckley Chlr. Tho. de Scroope de Masham Chlr. Johanni Beauchamp de Beauchamp Chlr. Johanni de Audley Chlr. Edwardo Nevil de Bergavenny Chlr. Johanni Sutton de Dudley Chlr. Reginal Gray de Wilton Chlr. Willielmo Bourchier de Fitz-warrin Chlr. Hen. Fitz-hugh Chlr. Johanni Strange Chlr. VVillielmo Zouch de Harringworth Chlr. Hen. Gray Chlr. Ricardo VVest Chlr. Willielmo Hastings de Hastings Chlr. Waltero Devereux de Ferres Hen. Bromfleet de Vessey Chlr. Humf. Stafford de Southwick Chlr. Johanni Scroop de Bolton Chlr. Radulpho Boteler de Sudley Chlr. Willielm Fines de Say Chlr. Richardo Fines de Daâ—re Chlr. Roberto Ogle Chlr. Will. Herbert Chlr. Tho. Lumley de Lumley Chlr. Humfrido Cromwell Chlr. Tho. Stanley de Stanley Chlr. Johanni Wenlock de Wenlock Chlr. Ricardo VVelles de VVilloughbie Chlr. Johanni Bourchier de Barnes Chlr. Waltero Blunt de Mountioy Chlr. Equites aurati omnes The Parliament holden at Westminster the Third of Iuly in the seventh year of King Edward the Fourth IN the presence of the King sitting in his Chair of State in the Chamber de pinct in the Palace of Westminster and of the Lords and Commons William Bishop of Lincoln in the absence of George Archbishop of York Chancellor of England by the Kings commandement
aforesaid and have their remedy against the said Gibbs and Bishop The twenty eighth day of May the Bishop of Lincoln Chancellor of England in the presence of the King and the three Estates prorogued the Parliament unto the sixth day of Iune then ensuing The re-assumption of the Parliament on the said sixth day of Iune and continuance of the same unto the eighteenth day of Iuly then ensuing Thomas Daniel of Risinge in the County of Norfolk Esquire is restored to bloud and lands and the Attainder against him 1 E. 4. made void In a Roll entituled the 13. where the same should be 14. being a number of the 12. year IN the Parliament begun and holden at Westminster the sixth day of October in Anno 12 E. 4. and by sundry prorogations continued unto the sixth of Iune in Anno 14 E. 4. It was enacted that Katherine the wife of William Hastings Knight Lord Hastings and before the wife of Bonvile late Lord Harrington the younger Cosin and heir to William Lord Harrington the elder and Cosin and heir apparent to William before Lord Bonvile should for and during her life enjoy the Manor of Chaton Thurle-Bare and Mariot in Somersetshire and certain lands in Foxill in Devonshire together with the Dominion or Manor of Aldingham the Manor or Castle of Gleston with lands in sundry other Counties to the value of 500 marks parcel of the inheritance of the said Lord Bonvile and Harrington and to her assured And where the said Lord Harrington and Bonvile the younger had issue by the said Katherine one only daughter called Cicill a mariage should be had It was accorded that at the age of 13. years of the said Cicill a mariage should be had between the said Cicill and Thomas the eldest son of the Queen between whom if there were no mutual society that then the said Cicill should marry with Richard the brother of the said Thomas It is also enacted that the said Cicill at the age of 14. years may assure all her hereditaments to the said Thomas and Richard for and during their lives as aforesaid Iohn Bazin Cosin and heir of Iohn Florey Knight of Cloford in the County of Somerset is restored to bloud and lands of the said Iohn Florey and the attainder of the said Florey Anno 4 E. 4. made void Thomas Lyteley of London Grocer is restored to bloud and lands and his attainder Anno 1 E. 4. made void Richard Welby and William Dunthorne Town-clerks of London Executors to William Haddon Draper of London complain against Thomas Marsh and Iames Finch Shereman of London for cautelous conveying of their goods and lands to defraud their Creditors to whom remedy is granted that the said Debtors should answer to the law upon Proclamation The eighteenth day of Iuly the Commons grant to the King one Desm and one Fifteen and 51117 l. 4 s. 7 d. ob q. in full payment of the wages for 14000 Archers granted before towards the payment whereof every County City and Town is severally taxed The grant is very long The same eighteenth day Thomas Bishop of Lincoln Chancellor of England by the Kings commandement prorogued the Parliament unto the three and twentieth day of February then ensuing at Westminster The re-assumption of the Parliament the said three and twentieth day of February Anno 14 E. 4. An Ordinance for the speedy levying of the Tenth of all revenues and profits granted to the King Anno 12 E. 4. An Act for Feoffment to Thomas Archbishop of Canterbury and to sundry others of sundry the hereditaments of the Dutchy of Lancaster to the performance of the Kings last Will and Testament It is enacted that all the Officers and Governours of the said Dutchie shall continue the exercise of their said Offices as before the making thereof It is also enacted that all Leases and Demises Grants Offices Fees Annuities Presentations and Advowsons be made from henceforth during the life of the King in his own name by warrant from his Highnesse and under his Seal of the Dutchy now being the seal therof as it hath been used and accustomed in times past It is also enacted that from henceforth all Leases as above shall be made by the said Archbishop and others or the longest liver of them by warrant and under the Seal of the said Dutchy The house called the Style-house otherwise the Stilliard in the parish of Alhallows in London is by authority of Parliament assigned to the Merchants of the Hauns and to their Successors for ever together with other Tenements to the same belonging yielding yearly to the Mayor of London 70 l. and other rents to others At the Petition of Richard Duke of Gloucester the King spareth the attainting of Iohn Nevil late Marquesse Montacute and by authority of Parliament giveth to the said Duke and to the heirs of his body lawfully begotten sundry Honors Baronies Castles Manors and other hereditaments which late were Richard Nevils late Earl of Warwick The like estate by authority of Parliament the King giveth to his Brother George Duke of Clarence of and in the Manors of Claveringe with the appurtenances in Essex and Mantion or Menson called the Harber and two Houses adjoyning thereto in London which late were the said Earles of Warwick In exchange of the Manor and Wapentake of Chesterfield and Scaruesdale in the County of Derby and of the Manor of Bushey in Hartfordshire allotted to Richard Duke of Gloucester and Anne his wife Cosin and heir of Alice Countesse of Salisbury viz. one of the daughters and heirs of Richard late Earl of Warwick son and heir to the said Alice and given to the King in fee the King giveth to the said Duke and Anne and to the said Anne in fee the Manor of Cottinghem with the Advowson of the same in the County of York which late belonged to Richard late Duke of York the Kings Father and the Castle and Town of Scardesburgh with the Fee-farm of the same and other liberties A provision that if any of the premisses given by the King be recovered from the said Duke or Anne or the heirs of the said Anne that then they or the heirs of the said Anne may re-enter upon the premisses by them sold. Where the King by his Letters Patents in Anno 14. had given to George Duke of Clarence in especial tail the Manors of Stampford Courtney Torbrian Stappleton in the County of Devon Haslebury Iwarne Courtney in Dorsetshire Kingesden besides Ilchester in Somersetshire the King revoketh the same gift and by authority of Parliament giveth the premisses to the said Duke in fâ—e to hold of the King by Knights service the which gift was made Anno 15 E. 4. by
and kept St. Michaels Mount against the King The Commons grant to the King one Desm and one Fifteen and three parts of either of them The fourteenth day of March Anno 14 E. 4. after the reading of the grant aforesaid and of the Petitions ensuing the Bishop of Lincoln Chancellor of England on the Kings behalf gave thanks to all the estates and so dissolved the Parliament Petitions of the Commons with their Answers THe print Anno 12 E. 4. cap. 1. agreeth with the record The print touching Subsidies cap. 3. agreeth with the record The print touching bow-staves cap. 2. agreeth with the record The print of adnulling of Letters Patents made for searchers of Victuals cap. 8. agreeth with the record The print touching Escheators cap. 9. agreeth with the record The print for Liveries to be given by the Prince cap. 4. agreeth with the record The print for shipping of woolls cap. 5. agreeth with the record The print touching Sewers cap. 6. agreeth with the record The print touching Wears and Fish-garthes cap. 7. agreeth with the record That the acquittal of certain Welshmen by name upon certain Felonies being unduly done and taken before Thomas Brampton and Iohn Wymes Justices of Assize in Hereff. Anno 13 E. 4. may be void it is enacted William Hyde a Burgesse for Chippingham in Wilâ—s being in Execution in the Kings Bench upon a Capias ad satisfaciend prayeth to be delivered by a writ out of the Chancery the which is granted saving the right to the other men to have execution after the Parliament ended The 23. of Ianuary Anno 14 E. 4. these Petitions ensuing were enacted An Act for the payment of the Kings debts upon Patents Bill or Talley due from Anno 10. The print touching the Kings Tenants going in his warrs cap. 1. agreeth with his record The print touching protections for such as goe into the Kings warrs cap. 2. agreeth with the record The print touching breaking of Truce cap. 4. agreeth with the record The print touching the shipping of woolls cap. 3. agreeth with the record Anno Decimo Septimo Edwardi Quarti The Parliament holden at Westminster the sixteenth day of Ianuary in the seventeeth year of King Edward the Fourth IN the presence of the King sitting in the Chair of Estate in the Chamber de pinct otherwise called St. Edwards Chamber and of the Lords and Commons Thomas Bishop of Lincoln and Chancellor of England by the Kings commandement declared the cause of the calling of the said Parliament taking for his Theam Dominus regit me nihil mihi deâ—rit Upon which he largely treated of the obedience of the Subjects due to the Prince and shewed out of the Old and New Testaments by sundry examples of such grievous plagues as ensued the rebell and disobedient and the saying of St. Paul Non sine causa Rex gladium portat He further sheweth how the Majesty of the King was upholden by the hand of the Counsel of God whereby he was advanced to the seat of his Ancestors He concludeth under the person of the King under the persons of the Bishops and Lords and under the persons of the Commons Si dominus regit me nihil mihi deerit sed in loco pascuae illos collocabit After which he willed the Commons the next day to chuse their Speaker among their selves and accordingly to present him to the King Receivers of petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of petitions for Gascoyne and other places beyond the seas and of the Isles Tryers of petitions for England c. as above Tryers of petitions for Gascoyne c. as above The second day of the Parliament certain of the Commons declared unto the Lords how they had chosen their Speaker The fourth day of the Parliament the Commons presented to the King William Allington to be their Speaker whose excuse refused he with the common protestation was allowed An Act shewing how the King had created Richard his second Son Duke of York and Norfolk Earl Marshal and Warren and Nottingham and had appointed his said Son to mary with Anne the daughter and heir of Iohn late Duke of Norfolk the said Anne being then of the age of six years Wherefore it is enacted that if the said Anne should happen to dye before issue had by the said Duke of York that then the said Duke should enjoy during his life sundry Baronies Honors Castles Manors Knights fees and other hereditaments by name in Wales Sussex and other Countries parcel of the inheritance of the said Anne A Confirmation of the Joynture rated by particulars to Elizabeth Dutchesse of Norfolk late the wife of Iohn Duke of Norfolk all which premises with all other the reversions of the hereditaments of the said Duke of Norfolk are granted to the said Duke of York during his life certain particular provisions for the Lord Howard the Lord Barkeley and others Richard Duke of Gloucester and Anne his wife in the right of his said wife assured to the King in fee the Castle and Manor of Elvel with the appurtenances in Wales in exchange whereof the King gave to the said Duke and to Anne in fee the Castle and Manor of Ugmore in Wales with Clauses of re-entry for either party in cases of eviction the which assurances are confirmed by Parliament The Duke of Suffolk giveth to the King in fee the Manors of Eastwordlebam and Westwordleham with the appurtenances in Southampton for the Manors of Dudington and Ascot with the appurtenances in Oxon in fee with the like Clause as before the which is confirmed as before It is enacted that Richard Duke of Gloucester and Anne his wife and the heirs of them and the Executors and Assigns of the said Duke may lawfully Alien discontinue and grant away sundry Advowsons there named of the inheritance of the said Anne in Mortmain or otherwise notwithstanding the Statute made in Anno 14 E. 4. tit 22. Where the King had created George Nevil the son of Iohn Nevil late Marquesse of Mountacute and made him Duke of Bedford the King by authority of Parliament revoketh the said Creation and all titles of honour as well from the said George and from the said John At the Petition of Roger Twyndowe Esquire Cosin and heir of Anckenett Twyndowe late wife of William Twyndowe Esquire deceased viz. son of Iohn son of the said William and Anckenett the judgement and processe had against the said Anckenett at Ware Anno 16. E. 4. for poysoning of Isabel late the wife of George Duke of Clarence is utterly repealed It is to be noted that the said Anckenett suffered death for the act aforesaid at
Acts against them p. 284 655. Of a Ward p. 311. Rainham Mannor in Kent holden of the King in chief as of Dover Castle p. 107. Rebels and Rebellion A Commission of Array to punish them p. 25. In Ireland and Gascoign A Parliament called how to suppres them p. 182. how to punish the horrible tumults and Rebellion at home against the King p. p. 195 437 602. Ringleaders in Insurrections Rebellions excepted out of general Pardons p. 201 203 282 284 412. Such as resisted slew executed them without due processe at Law in time of rebellion pardoned p. 197. Liberties of Cambridge seised into the Kings hand for their tumult rebellion p. 199 200. Let into London p. 286. The Kings great pains and expence in suppressing them p. 404. Power given by Parliament to the Duke of Yorke declared right heir to the Crown to ride through all the Realm and suppress all Rebellions Insurrections p. 667 The Parliament adjourned because the King was enforced to goe in person to suppresse Conspiracies and Rebellions against him p. 675 Rebels by proclamation to come in and submit themselves and deliver up their Castles by a day else to be attainted of Treason p. 671 672. See Treason Iack Cade Welshmen Receit of a feme Covert in Reversion p. 30. Of the remainder in tayl in default or fraud of tenant for life p. 91 334. No tenant to be received to counterplead his own conusance p. 149. An Act for receipt of him in reversion p. 334.572 Recognisance a Scire facias to issue on it p. 56 606. Of an Infant nulled p. 103. By duresse cancelled p. 107. For the Peace pag. 605 606 611. For good behaviour p. 300 652 653. An Act touching Recognizances p. 334. To others uses to remain to their uses p. 355. To appear at a day plea in barre against it p. 558. Before the Mayor of the Staple at Calice p. 604. Error in Parliament upon Judgement given therein in the K. B. p. 606. upon Bayl taken by Justices of Peace for appearance p. 682. Recompence to parties and their Executors in Parl. p. 123. Records searched for Ireland p. 10. Averment against a Record where the Plea is misâ—entred in County-Palatins prayed p. 62. Chancellor to view the Record of the Popes Treaty with E. 3. about Provisors p. 161. Old Records concerning Prohibitions and Consultations in cases of Pensions to be searched by the Justices and to doe thereafter p. 165. Cancelling and razing sundry Records an Article against King R. 2. p. 388. Records imbezelled touching the Earl of Arundels inheritance to be searched for and restored page 395. Justices of Assise by Act to deliver all their Records into the Treasury p. 475. Kings Records to be searched for presidents for Knights wagesâ— when nothing was done in Parliament p. 536. Intail to be proved in Chancery by matter of Record before Restitution thereto upon an Attainder p. 540. All Records of the K. B. and C. B. in the time of Ed. 3. 3. R. 2. H. 4. and 5. brought into the Treasury at Westminster prayed to be brought back into the Benches again p. 625. Record of a recovery in Right of Ward imbezelled but the Copy enrolled ordered to be exemplified and taken for the record pag. 690. Attornies to have free search in Court of the Rolls thereof which the Clerks are to bring in p. 306. Re-entry of the King for non-payment of Rent except of Corporations Fee-farms p. 407. Regrators remedy prayed against them page 97. To bee attached by the Chancellor and Scholars of Cambridge p. 304. Relation a recovery in Debt and Trespasse prayed to extend to land the day of the Writ purchased as to execution which could not be but by a new Law p. 53. Releases by Duresse avoyded p. 8. 199 200 551. Subsidy released by the King p. 168. Of an heir restored by Parliament upon request to the Kings Feoffees p. 373. Released of K. R. 2. not under the great Seal made void p. 397. A Release ordered to be pleaded in barre p. 417. Release of one Coparcenor binds the other and no Account lies for it p. 419. Release of Dower p. 431. Of the King by his Letters Patents to a tenant for life and his heires of Lands p. 540 541. Of Customs of certain Wines by the King p. 552. Religious Houses violations of their privileges p. 32. Remembrancer of the Exchequer his office by Act p. 204. Rent-charges remedy against them prayed when granted by Feoffees in trust against the will of the Feoffers p. 424. Reprisals and Letters of Mart Merchants of Brabant arrested by English Merchants for wools taken up for the Duke of Brabant who are to abide the Councils order therein p. 11. Remedy and restitution prayed by English Merchants against Spanish Gallies who boarded and took their ships and goods after the truce wherein the King promiseth to doe his best p. 132. Merchants of Bristol and other places arrested for the Debts and Trespasses of other English with whom they have no acquaintance or dealing at Calice pray redresse p. 136. Merchants of York whose wools were arrested by the Lord of Arde in Holland for a debt pretended due to him for service from the King of England refusing to deliver them upon the Kings Letters or other means pray license to stay this Lords ships at Calice or in England til they be paid or answered the value which the grand Council are to remedy according to reason p. 137. The Goods of Strangers attached in England prayed to be replevied to such Englishmen as had their goods spoyled on the Sea during the Truce which is granted except they be Leiges p. 160. English Merchants to be answered of Scots goods remaining in England for their goods taken in Scotland p. 185. Englishmen whose goods are arrested in Wales without cause and not restored within 7. dayes after means made for restitution may take Welshmens goods in England of such place or Liberty p. 411. Letters of Mart prayed and granted to an Englishman against such Frenchmâ—n as have not the Kings safe conduct for his goods taken by the French iâ— they refuse to do him right p. 476. The Next Cosins of Welsh Rebels and Rioters prayed to be arrested until the Malefactors render themselves pag. 483. The London Merchants pray in Parliament a confirmation of Letters of Mart and Reprisal granted them by the King against the Merchants of Iean which is granted with provision for the safe keeping and well ordering of the goods p. 541 542. An Act touching Letters of Mart 552. That such Merchants as are robbed by the Britains during the Truce may have Letters of Martâ— prayed and committed to the Council p. 581. An act touching restitution of goods taken by the king of Denmarke and Petition that all persons who have their goods taken by the Merchants of Hauns may have their remedy against those of that Company remaining in London p. 604. That such Scots and Britains as shall sue in
Earl of Worcestâ—r created Eaâ—l of Wiltshire created Parliament adjourned to Shrewsbury Oath to the King Oath of the Bishops and Lords to the King Temporall Lords Knights of the Countie Proctor for the Cleâ—gâ—e Excommunication denounced Parliament adjourned Reassembled at Shrewsbury Chancellor Causes of Parliament Churches and â—emples Liberties No Governours but one in the Realm Commons advice Chaâ—ges of Ireland Maâ—ches of Scotland Callice Guienne Truce expired The Speakers protestation enrolled Earl of March Oath Repeal of the Statutes of 11. R. 2. Restitution The Speakers Declaration Commons Subsidâ—e A generall pardon prâ—yed Chancellor Commons grant fiâ—st to be known Commons request Clergies Proctor Speaker Lords Commons Oath Not to repeal any thing Clergies Proctors Oath Pope Oath Kings of England and their Successors Libertie of the Crown Duke of Hereford Impeachment of the Duke of Norf. Words spoken Kings dissimulation Oath Committee of Lords and Commons Tho. Earl of Gloucester Râ—vocation of a Judgment â—n Parliament Exile Hugh le Dispencer Hugh le Dispencer Hugh le Dispencer Exile revoked Exile Errors in the Judgment Hugh le Dispencer Caâ—â—le Mannours Revocation Hugh le Dispencer Mannours His personall Estate Sider Jewels Librarie Justices Barons of Exchecquer Revocation published Revocations repeal Râ—vocation confirmed King Repeal revoked Lords â—â—ntence of the repeal Repeal revoked Restitutâ—on Actions Ancestors Proviso Kings Warrantie Duke of Hereford Pardon Ryots Misdemeanours Robberies Chancellor Pardon repealed Richard Earl of Arundell Foâ—feiture Proclamation Earl of Gloucester Oath Release of rights to Lands Revocation of a Judgment in Parliament Alice Peeres Reference to the King Lords Appellants Marshal Admirall Officers Kings Prerogative Parliament Committee of Lords and Commons to determine matters of Parliament Clergie Subsidy of Staple Commodities granted for life Desmes and Fifteens Ryots Lords Appellants charges Kings pardon Kings Declaration Pardon to cease if the Subsidy were impunged Chancellor Kings thanks Writs for wages Parliament end den Merchants Aliens Repeal Duke of Burgundy Bullion Resp. Kings Letters Shoemakers Staple Callice Ships Stone Callice Nusances Water-millâ— Revocation of Acts Treason Bishops and Lords Oath To observe the acts and Orders of Parliament Hen. Duke of Hereford Judgement Attorney Livery sued Homage respited Patents against Law revoked Committee Patents nulled Statutes to be observed Oath to observe Statutes Chancellour Oath Holding up Hands Lords Appellants Accusations Treason Commission procured Bishop of Galloway Raising War Coming armed to the Kings presence Accroaching Royall pâ—wer Adjudging Sir Simon Buâ—leâ—gh to death in Parliament against the Kâ—ngâ— command Purpose to surrender their Homage and Allegiance Kings deposing Recoâ—d embâ—aseâ—â—d Kingdom surrendâ—ed Kings deposition delayd Impeachment Treason Articles proved Appellants Arrest Answer of the parties appealed Ralph Lord Nevil Constable of the Tower Earl of Arundel brought to the Parliament His Impeachment Earl of Arundel pleads his pardon in Parliament and another after that Pardons not allowed as unlawful Revoked His further Answer Sir Wal. Clopton Chief Justice Judgement by Nihil dicit He insists on his pardon Judgement demanded against him Judgement given to Treason Kings Lords Judges Traytor to the King and Realm Forfeituâ—e of Fee and Tayl Lands and Goods His hanging drawâ—ng and quaâ—tering pardoned Beheaded Loâ—d de Moâ—ley Lâ—eutenant Marshall Th. Earl Marshall Captain of Callice Duke of Gloucester The retuâ—n the Duke was dead Parliament Duke adjudged a Traytor after his death Loâ—ds in Fee and Fee Tayl and Goods forfeited Confession Examinatâ—on Commission read Richill Examination taken and returned writ with the Dukes one hand His heâ—p procured the Comâ—ission Aâ—câ—oached royall powâ—r Restâ—aint of the King and his Preâ—ogative Craveth pardon Fear of death Paâ—don craved Taking the Kings Lâ—tters Slanderous words Homage surrendred Meant to depose the King Judge Richill attests his Confession to be fâ—eeâ— Earl of Warwick brought to Parliament Constable of the Tower Lords Appellants The Lord Steward declared the accusations The Earls confession Submission Lords Judges Judgement against him Forfeiture Lords and Commons request His life pardonâ—d Banishment Isle of Man Condition He is sent to the Isle of Man to be kept Mainprise body for body Sir Tho. Mortimer His flight into Ireland Day assigned him to come in Traytor Proclamation Judgement demanded against him Lords Judges Note that the judgâ—ment was given by the Lord Steward of England pro tempore Forfeiture Sir Iohn Cobham Impeachment Kings command â—udgement against him as a Traytor Treasons Forfeiture Tayle forfeited His life pardoned Imprisonment iâ— Iersy for life Accusation Duke of Norfolk Dukes appearance Bristow Triall by Martiall Law by assent of Parliament Dukes appearance Battle joyned Couâ—t Marshall Want of proofs The King takes up the Battle Gives judgement of banishment for 10 years No Letters nor intelligence Treason Duke of Norfolke Sâ—ditious words Banishment for life into Almayn Hungary or Bohemia Pilgrimage Treason Defence rejected Lands given him forfeited He refused to proceed in the appâ—als Officers Warranty forfeited Arrears to the King Depuâ—y of Callice His Lands seized into the Kings Hands Allowance Certificate His exile Vncharitableness None to sue for release of judgements Cleargies Proxy Quero whether it were not the Procuâ—ator of the Bishop absent Sir Ro. Pleasington adjudged a Traytor aâ—ter his death for Levying War Forfeiture King Judge Henry Bowet Treason Pardon Banishment Writs of Summons Writs of Summons Arch-Bishop King Causes of Parliament Parliament dissolved by King Richards renunciation and deposing Childrens government Young Councell Wise Kings and Governours Old and wise Councell Kings Issue will govern by advise and consent of his Sages not after his own will Englands self-sufficiencie Preheminencie Good government Justice Laws executed King Henr. Coronation Commonâ—wealth Commons Parliament adjourned by the Lords and Commons assent Earl of Northumberland and Constable of England Petitions Richard 2. Renunciation and Deposition Notary publick Lawyers King Rich. promise to renounce and give up the Crown for his Defaults and unabilities King Richard 2. his Renunciation Instrument of it read The Instrument of Renunciationâ— Subjects Oaths and Obedience discharged His Oath to confirm it His subscription of it He would have appointed Hâ—nry 4. to succeed him were it in his power His Procurat to publâ—sh it His privâ—e Signet put â—n Henry 4. his â—inger Westminstâ—r Hall Parliament Kings Thâ—one void The Râ—nunciation read and admitted Articles against R. 2. for which he ought to be deposed Coronation Oath Articles 33. Crown Lands wasted Commons overcharged Justices procured to speak against Law Noblâ—s unjustly destroyed Rebels and Murders in Cheshire Murdering the Duke of Gloucester and others against his own promise and pardon His Souldiers Murders Rapes Fellonies Plunder Free-quarter unredressed Nobles condemned agaâ—nst his Proclamation Double Fines for Pardons Power of Parliament committed to a Committee For breach of his Oath in prohibiting mediations Crown of England Freedome Popes excommunication procured in derogation thereof the Laws Banishment without the cause Illegal revocation of Letters Patents Sheriffs continued above one year