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A34712	An exact abridgement of the records in the Tower of London from the reign of King Edward the Second, unto King Richard the Third, of all the Parliaments holden in each Kings reign, and the several acts in every Parliament : together with the names and titles of all the dukes, marquesses, earls, viscounts, and barons, summoned to every of the said Parliaments / collected by Sir Robert Cotton ... ; revised, rectified in sundry mistakes, and supplied with a preface, marginal notes, several ommissions, and exact tables ... by William Prynne ...	England and Wales. Parliament.; Cotton, Robert, Sir, 1571-1631.; Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1657 (1657)	Wing C6489; ESTC R1629	813,278	764

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 Ro●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

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 Old●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

de Seagrave Tho. de Berkley Anthon. de Lucy Gilberto Talbot Johanni de Harrington Henrico Grey Rogero Gray Rado Basset de Drayton Hugoni de Poyns Pho. de Columbariis Rogero de Claudes Johanni Nevil de Essex Nico. de Nevil Roberto de Insula Jacobo de Audley Johanni le Strange Hugoni le Despencer Petro de malo lacu le Quint. Rado de Bevill Rico. Talbot Johanni de Willoughby Johanni de Charlton sen. Ado de Well Willielmo Ayncourt Willielmo de Kerdeston Johan de Sutton in Holderness Johan de Fawconbridge Roberto de Morley Johanni de Lawborne Henrico Hussey Johanni de Gray de Rotherfield Johan fil Rico. de Gray de Codemore Johanni de Tibetot Roberto Fitz pain Rico Piercy Willlielmo de Clinton Com. Hunt Custodi Quinque Portuum Anno Decimo quarto Edwardi Tertii DE Consilio summon cum consilio in propinquis partibus propter alacritatem REx I. Archiepiscopo Cant. c. apud Westm. die Lunae post festum Sancti Michaelis c. Teste apud Westm. 14 Septembris Consimiles literae conscriptae Rico Episc. London Rico. Episc. Bath Wells Johanni Episcopo Eliensi Rico. Episcopo Sar. Abbi de Waltham sancti Crucis Abbati Westminst Johanni de Warrenia Com. Sarum Rico. Com. Arundel Humf. de Bohun Com. Heref. Willielmo de Clinton Com. Huntington Laurenc de Hastings Com. Pembrochiae Rad. Basset de Drayton Tho. Wake de Lullell Barthol de Bourchew Rogero de Grey Hen. de Grey Hugo le Despencer Johanni de Grey de Rotherfield Johanni de Stonore Henrico Hussey Willielmo de Shareshall Jacobo de Woodstock Richardo Talbot c. The Parliament holden at Westminster the Wednesday next after the Translation of S. Thomas the Martyr Anno 14 E. 3. DEclaration was made That the Parliament was called First to consult what was best for the King and his Allies to do to the Enemy being on the Sea To provide for the common peace of the Land for the defence of the North-Marches for the keeping of the Sea And how the King might be answered for the last Subsidy granted After this open Proclamation was made in VVestminster-Hall of the Articles in the last Parliament tit 2. On Thursday upon declaration made of the Kings victory of the Enemies and how for the performance of the same he was to be aided with money And day given until Saturday then ensuing to answer On Saturday the Lords and Commons granted to the King as in the last Parliament viz. The Ninth of their Corn Wooll and Lamb and many Devises made for the due answering of the same Hereupon came the Earl of Arundel and Sir VVilliam Trussel from the King with Letters of Credit under the Privy-seal directed to the Lords and Commons purporting his great Victory and no less necessity to have indelayed pay of money Which Letters are at large By the same Letters amongst other things it appeareth that the King got the victory on S. Iohns day in the Water of Swine in the Port there And that also the Kings Allies carried the King about Tournay with an hundred men and that Sir Robert de Artons carried him at S. Havers with five men In the end the King sheweth great cause of danger and more of dishonor without present aid and requireth further credit in the Bearers After this certain Bishops Lords and Knights there named do appoint of their own credit to spare the King twenty thousand sacks of wooll every sack to be sold five marks under the price made at Nott. so as the King should be answered for every of the sacks of the best sort six pounds for others five pounds● and for the worst four marks over and above forty shillings Custom for every sack whereof present return should be made to the King An order taken that the Subsidy of the next year should be imployed for the paiment of these Woolls and to be confirmed by the Kings Letters-Patents Provision is appointed to be made for the King two parts at Sandwich and the third at Southampton of Wheat two thousand Quarters of Beans and Pease five hundred Quarters of Bacon eight hundred of Ale two hundred Tuns of Cheese forty Wayes of Wine an hundred Tuns Ambrose de Bewburgh is appointed for the Purvey at Sandwich Sir Iohn de Waterhall at Southampton Four thousand four hundred pounds is assigned to the Kings Butler out of the Aid of Essex and Oxon. The King of Scots shall have as in the last Parliament tit 4 5. who with forty men at arms is appointed to serve at Carlisle Certain by the advice of the Earl of Angos and of the Lord Piercy shall be appointed to set forth the Arrays of Yorkshire Nottingham and Derby to Newcastle upon Tine and so to the Marches Such Parsons of Churches as pay their Tenths shall pay no Ninth The Sheriff of Southampton is appointed to repair to the Constable of the Castle of Carisbrook and Wight and there to muster the men of the same Isle and to choose a Keeper of the same until further order Others to make enquiry of the like on this side Trent A Writ of Warrant to be directed to the Sheriff of York to deliver the body of the Earl of Norfolk to the Bishop of Duresm the Lord Piercy and Sir Ralph Nevil They to do further according to their Commission That Prior-Aliens and others who have their Possessions in Farm of the King shall pay no Ninths A Writ to gather no Ninths of any Religious person who payeth his Desme and was not summoned to the Parliament until Michaelmas next That such Hospitals as have not heretofore been taxed shall pay no Ninths Every Sheriff by Writ shall cause some certain Merchants of every City and Town within their Bailiwick to appear before the Council at a day and proclaim that no person buy any Wools before the King be served whereunto all Customers shall have an eye That the gathering of the Ninths for the Isle of Wight be stayed until Michaelmas It is enacted That twenty thousand Sacks of Wooll granted to the King shall be taken in whose hands the same may be found or Agreement to be made therefore of the two payments of the Ninths Henry Gould le Better Thomas Gray William of Lancaster and Iohn of Luttrington take Fifteen hundred Sacks of Wooll within the County of York to pay for every Sack 4 l. 10 s. over and above 40 s. Custom within three weeks Hardolf of Barto Merchant of Hull and Thomas Thurwit Merchant of Beverley took One thousand Sacks of Wooll Five hundred of Nottingham at 4 l. 13 s. 4 d. the Sack and Five hundred at Derby at 3 l. 3 s. 4 d. the Sack over and above 40 s. Custom to pay as next before Thomas of Loveshed William de Mallerstrange and Banbridge● Merchants of York

Ric. le Scroope Hugoni Burnell Tho. Berkley de Berkley Iohi. de Welles Phillippo le Dispencer Almarico de St. Amando Rado de Cromwell Rado de Lumley Rado Baroni de Graystock Rob. de Harrington Iohi. Darcey Waltero Fitz-Walter Will. de Willoughby Iohi. de Cobham Chlr. Will. de Dacre Tho. Nevill de Halmshyre Rico. Seymore Will. Beauchamp de Burgaveny Ioh. Lovell de Fishmerch Rico. Gray de Codonore Reg. Gray de Ruthin Tho. Bardolf de Wermegey Roberto Scales Petro de malo lacu The Parliament holden at Westminster the Munday in the Feast of St. Faith in the First year of King HENRY the Fourth 1 THe same Monday being the 6th of October Thomas de Arundell Archbishop of Canterbury by the Kings commandement who then sate in his Royall Estate in the great Hall at Westminster there being present the Lords and Commons declared how that a Parliament was summoned by King Richard to be holden there the Tuesday next before the which summons was undone and void by the acceptation of the renouncing of the same King Richard and deposing of him made the same Tuesday in the presence of the King Lords and Commons as by the Process hereafter shall appear 2 He then shewed how this most famous Realm for abundance of all felicities was long governed by children and young Councell and thereby like utterly to have been despoiled and wasted had not God sent a wise and discreet man to govern the same who meant by Gods help to be governed by the wise and old heads of the Realm 3 After this he took for his Theam these words of the Maccabees 1. Incumbit nobis ordinare pro Regno and that is to say It is the Kings will to be governed by the Honorable Discreet and Sage of the Realm and by their common consent and not by his own will ne after his own fashion to rule the same And further enforced that this Realm of any under the Sun might best live of it self and for proof alledged this Authority quod inter Regna hoc principatum tenet 4 He further addeth that to every good government three things belong viz. Justice the Laws duely observed and every Estate in his vocation well governed and thereupon heaped many reasons whereof this Realm ought with all renown to be governed and said further that the King meant to observe those three points 5 He concluded that King Henry their Lord meant to be crowned the Monday ensuing and after that done wholly to addict himself to matters touching the Common-Wealth and prayeth of the Commons the continuance of the Parliament untill the Tuesday ensuing after which Henry de Percie Earl of Northumberland and Constable of England demanded of the Lords and Commons by the Kings commandment whether they would agree to the same continuance who all being severally examined agreed thereunto 6 Receivers of Petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland 7 Receivers of Petitions for Gascoin and other places beyond the Seas and of the Isles 8 Tryars of Petitions for England c. as above 9 Tryars of Petitions for Gascoin c. as above The Record of the renunciation of King Richard the Second and the acceptation of the same together with the deposition of the said King 10 On Monday the Feast of St. Michaell in the 23 year of the raign of King Richard The Archbishop of Canterbury the Bishop of Hereford Henry Earl of Northumberland Ralph Earl of Westmerland Hugh Lord Burnell Thomas Lord Berkley the Prior of Canterbury and the Abbot of Westminster William Thurming Knight William Markham Justice Thomas Stow Iohn Bur●ach Doctors of the Law Thomas of Erpinham and Thomas Gray Knights William Forraby and Dennis Lopham publique Notaries by the assent of sundry of the Lords Spirituall and Temporall and other Lawyers of of all faculties gathered in Councell in Westminster in the place accustomed appointed to execute the Act here underwritten came to the presence of King Richard being in the Tower about nine of the clock 11 The Earl of Northumberland for and in the name of them all remembred the said King Richard of his promise made to the said Arch-Bishop and to him the said Earl at Conway in Wales at what time the said King Richard was at libertie How that he for certain defaults and inabillities in himself to rule would renounce and give up the Crowns of England and France with the whole rule of the same and that by the best advice that could be devised King Richard thereto mildly answered That he would willingly accomplish the same 12 After this the same day Henry Duke of Lancaster accompanied with the persons aforesaid with the Arch-Bishop of Canterbury the Lords of Roos Willoughby and of Burgaveny came into the Tower into the presence of the said King Richard where after familiar talk had between the King the Duke and Arch Bishop of Canterbury and sundry chearfull countenances In the end the same King calling all them that were present said openly That he was ready to make his aforesaid Renunciation and thereupon it was offered that the Instrument should be read by an Order The same King notwithstanding willingly and chearfully took and throughly read the same Instrument in effect following 13 The Instrument contained a clear absolution and discharge of all his Subjects Oaths and Obeysance with free renouncing of all Regiment and Rule and all things belonging thereto to all which he swore upon the Gospell never in thought word or deed to impugn but wholly to observe the same the which Scedule or Instrument he subscribed with his own hand 14 After which done the same King by word affirmed That if it had been in his power he would have appointed the said Duke of Lancaster to have succeeded him which sith it did not he required the said Arch Bishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of Hereford whom he made his Procurators to publish the same to the whol Estates and in token thereof pulled from his own finger a Ring of Gold of his own privy Signet and put the same on the Dukes finger 15 This company bidding the King farewell departed out of the Tower and came the next day into the great Hall of Westminster the place being honorably garnished for the Parliament where the said Arch-Bishop and Duke and other Bishops and Lords after named together with the Commons siting in their accustomed place where also the Kings Seat being very richly decked was void of any President A● which time the Arch-Bishop of Canterbury and Bishop of Hereford caused the renunciation aforesaid to be openly read and declared with all other circumstances of which the Arch Bishop as chief was first demanded and so orderly of all others whether they would admit the same Confession or no all who particularly

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

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 Captai●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. Graystocke● 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. Hum●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 R●thin Chlr. Ricardo Strange Chlr. Johanni Tipto●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

without it united annexed and appertaining as well by right of consanguinity and inheritance as by lawfull election consecration and Coronation And over this that at the request and by the assent and authority abovesaid be it ordained enacted and established that the said Crown and royal dignity of this Realm and the Inheritance of the same and all other things therunto within this realm or without it united and annexed and now appertaining rest and bide in the person of our said Soveraign Lord the King during his life and after his decease in his heirs of his body begotten in especial at the request and by assent and the authority aforesaid be it ordained enacted established pronounced decreed and declared that the high and excellent Prince Edward Son of our said Lord the King be heir apparent of the same our Soveraign Lord the King to succeed to him in the abovesaid Crown and royal dignity with all things as is aforesaid thereunto united annexed and appertaining to have them after the decease of our said Soveraign Lord the King to him and to the heirs of his body lawfully begotten Quae quidem Billa Communibus Regni Angliae in dicto Parliamento existentibus transportata fuit cui quidem Billae idem Communes assensum suum praebuerunt sub hiis verbis A ceste Bille les Communs sont assentes quibus quidem Billa assensu coram Domino Rege in Parliamento praedicto lectis auditis plene intellectis de assensu Dominorum Spiritualium Temporalium in dicto Parliamento similiter existentium Communitatis praedictae nec non authoritate ejusdem Parliamenti pronunciatum decretum declaratum existit omnia et singula in Billa praedicta contenta fore vera et indubia ac idem Dominus Rex de assensu dictorum trium Statuum Regni authoritate praedicta omnia singula praemissa in billa praedicta content● concedit ea pro vero indubio pronunciat decernit declarat FINIS A Table of the Parliament Rolls and Writs of Summons here abridged Tempore Edw. 3. 4 E● 3. p. 6. 5 E. 3. p. 9. 6 E. 3. Parl. 1. p. 11. Parl. 2. p. 12 13. 8 E. 3. p. 15. 13 E. 3. Parl. 1. p. 17. Parl. 2. p. 19. 14 E. 3. p. 22. Parl. 2. p. 25. c. 15 E. 3. p. 31. 17 E. 3 p. 35 c. 18 E. 3. p. 42 43. 20 E. 3. p. 46. 21 E. 3. p. 51. 22 E. 3. p. 68 69. 25 E. 3. p. 72 73. Parl. 2. p. 77 78. 27 E. p. 81. 28 E. 3. p. 84 85. 29 E. 3. p. 89 90. 36 E. 3. p. 92. 37 E. 3. p. 95 96. 38 E. 3. p. 99 100. 40 E. 3. p. 102. 42 E. 3. p. 104 105. 43 E. 3. p. 106 109. 45 E. 3. p. 111. 47 E. 3. p. 115 116. 50 E. 3. p. 120. Parl. 2. p. 141. 51 E. 3. p. 144. Tempore R. 2. 1 R. 2. p. 153 154. 2 R. 2. Parl. 1. p. 167. Parl. 2. p. 173. 3 R. 2. p. 181 112. 4 R. 2. p. 187 188. 5 R. 2. p. 193. Parl. 2. p. 195. 6 R. 2. p. 281. Parl. 2. p. 286. 7 R. 2. p. 289 290. Parl. 2. p. 297 498. 8 R. 2. p. 202 203. 9 R. 2. p. 307 308. 10 R 2. p. 313 314. 11 R. 2. p. 319 320 321. 12 R. 2. p. 327 328 329. 14 R. 2. p. 330 331. 15 R. 2. p. 340 341. 16 R. 2. p. 346. 17 R. 2. p. 350 351. 18 R. 2. p. 357 358. 20 R. 2. p. 359 360. 21 R. 2. p. 367. 23 R. 2. p. 382. Tempore H. 4. 1 H. 4. p. 383 384 c. 2 H. 4. p. 403 404. 4 H. 4. p. 414. 5 H. 4. p. 425. 6 H. 4. p. 435. 7 H. 4. p. 449. 8 H. 4. p. 451. 9 H. 4. p. 463 464. 11 H. 4. p. 469 470. 13 H. 4. p. 477. Tempore H. 5. 1 H. 5. p. 533 534. 2 H. 5. p. 557 538. 3 H. 5. p. 542 543. 4 H. 5. p. 549 550. 5 H. 5. p. 552 553. 7 H. 5. p. 559 560. 9 H. 5. p. 559 560. Tempore H. 6. 1 H. 6. p. 561 562. 2 H. 6. p. 566 567. 3 H. 6. p. 571 573. 4 H. 6. p. 581 582. 6 H. 6. p. 586 587. 8 H. 6. p. 591. 9 H. 6. p. 597. 10 H. 6. p. 601 602. 11 H. 6. p. 606 607. 14 H. 6. p. 613 614. 15 H. 6. p. 616 617. 18 H. 6. p. 620 621. 23 H. 6. p. 628 629. 25 H. 6. p. 632 633. 27 H. 6. p. 636 637. 28 H. 6. p. 639 640. 29 H. 6. p. 645 646. 31 H. 6. p. 648 649. 33 H. 6. p. 655 656. 38 H. 6. p. 660 661. Tempore E. 4. 1 E. 4. p. 668 669. 3 4. E. 4. p. 673 674. 7 8 E. 4. p. 679 680 683. 9 E. 4. p. 686. 12 E. 4. p. 687 688. 13 E. 4. p. 692. 14 E 4. p. 700. 17 E. 4. p. 701. 22 E. 4. p. 704. 23 E. 4. p. 708. Tempore R. 3. 1 R. 3. 709 710. A Chronological Kalender of all the Admirals Chamberlains Chancellours Clerks of Parliament Constables of England Counsellours of State Custodes or Keepers of the Realm Chief Justices and Judges of both Benches and Barons of the Eschequer Marshals Privy-Seal keepers Protectors Speakers of Parliament Stewards of the Houshold Treasurers Wardens of the Cinque-Ports and other Great Officers mentioned in this Exact Abridgment with the years of the Kings number-rolls and pages wherein they are named Admirals of England EArl of Arundel 13 E. 3. n. 13. p. 20. Earl of Huntingdon 13 E. 3. n. 14. p. 20. Sir Michael de la Pool of the North Sea 1 R. 2. p. 153. Earl of Northumberland of the North 7 R 2. n. 14. p. 291. Earl of Devonshire of the West 7 R. 2. n. 14. p. 291. John Marquesse Dorset 21 R. 2. n. 73. p. 734. Edward Earl of Salisbury John Earl of Shrewsbury John Earl of Worcester James Earl of Wiltshire and the Lord Sturton 31 H. 6. n. 40. p. 652. discharged at their requests 38 H. 6. n. 27. p. 657. Chamberlains SIr John Darcy Lord Chamberlain 20 E. 3. n. 5. p. 46. Sir Bartholmew Burgherst 25 E. 3. Parl. 2. n. 9. p. 79. 27 E. 3. n. 8. p. 82. 28 E. 3. n. 58. p. 88. William Lord Latimer 50 E. 3. n. 21. p. 122. Sir Robert de Ashton 51 E 3. n. 13. p. 145. Sir Thomas Erpingham 1 H. 4. n. 59. p. 389. Earl of Oxford by Inheritance 1 H 4. n. 1. 40 p. 397. The Lord Gray 11 H. 4. p. 479. n. 13. Humfrey Duke of Glocester 1 H. 6. n. 22. p. 564. Ralph Lord Cromwell 10 H. 6. n. 17. p. 603. Vice-Chamberlains SIr Thomas de Erp●ngham 2 H. 4. n. 14. p. 406. Chancellors of England BIshop of Winchester 5 E. 3. n. 1. p. ● Bishop of London 6 E. 3. n. 4. p. 11. Bishop of Winchester 6 E. 3. Parl.