and Bailiffs that then were the form whereof doth there also appear The Major and Bailiffs which then were appeared in proper person and pleaded not guilty in writing thereunto the Commonalty by their Attornies appeared at the day The Major and Bailiffs that before were appeared also in proper person and the said Major answered that he was not privie to any such act but only by the compulsion of the other if any thing were therein done the which the learned Councel did disprove The Burgesses of Cambridge delivered into the Parliament the said two deeds sealed by the Chancellor and Schollers That one deed containing a release of all Liberties and Priviledges with a bond of Three thousand pounds to release all such suits against the said Burgesses The other was a Release of all Actions real and personal as there doth appear After the restitution and redelivering of which two Deeds they both were commanded to be cancelled for the causes aforesaid After that the Chancellor and Scholars aforesaid by way of Petition and in form of sundry Articles exhibited shewed the beginning and whole discourse of the Mayor and Bailiffs doings largely there contained Upon reading of which Bill it was demanded of the said Burgesses what they could say wherefore their Liberties late by the King confirmed should not be seised into the Kings hands as forfeited They require a Copy of the Bill Council and respite to answer To the Copy of the Bill it was answered That since they heard the same it should suffice for by Law they ought to have no Copy To Council it was said That wherein Council was to be had it should Wherefore they then were pointed to answer to no crime or offence but only touching their Liberties After many dilatory shifts the said Burgesses touching their Liberties only in the end submitted themselves to the Kings mercy and grace saving their answers to all other matters The King thereupon by common consent of Parliament seised the said Liberties into his hands as forfeited And after granted to the Chancellor and Scholars aforesaid within the aforesaid Town of Cambridge and suburbs of the same the affise cognisance and correction of Bread all Weights Measures Regrators and Forestallers with the Fines and Amerciaments of the same yielding therefore yearly at the Exchequer Ten pounds Vide R. 2. tit 11. And the rest of the Liberties he granted to the said Mayor and Bailiffs yielding therefore yearly the Feefarm of An hundred and one marks and Four marks of increase over and above the same at the Exchequer aforesaid William de Burcestor knight and Margaret his wife late the wife of Sir Bartholmew Burcester knight sheweth by a long Bill how Sir Thomas Hungerford knight was enfeoffed by the said Bartholmew of the Manor of High-Tresbury Steart and Colon in the County of Wilts and of certain Lands in Wales to the end a refeoffment should be made of the same to the said Bartholmew and Margaret and the heirs of the said Bartholmew and how by the Council of the said Thomas the same was done accordingly and that the said Thomas should notwithstanding inform the Lady le Dispencer the daughter and heir of the said Bartholmew that the said Bartholmew should be disseised of the premisses and thereby should procure the said Lady to enter upon the premisses And further that the said Thomas had bought the Mannor of High-Tresbury of the said Lady and therefore prayeth remedy The same Sir Thomas upon warning cometh into the Parliament and by his answer traverseth every point and seemeth very well to avoid the same The names of all such as were excepted out of the Pardon being the principal Leaders of the late Insurrection being many in number but no Gentlemen or other of name For that Christmas approached for the preparation of the Queens Coronation and other weighty affairs on the 15 of December the Parliament was adjourned untill the Friday next before the Convention of S. Paul then following The Reassembly of the Parliament after the Adjournment THe same Friday for that some of the Lords were not come the Parliament was adjourned until Monday next ensuing The same Monday the Bishops and Lords came into the Parliament where the Commons making rehearsal of their former proceedings required remedy The Duke of Lancaster offered in Parliament that so as the Realm would lend him Sixty thousand pounds he would enterprise to enter into Portugal and Spain and rescue the English-men keep the sea and seek to conquer their right and would further bind himself and his lands to repay the same in the year in money or service so as he were sound of body and out of prison Whereof was great dispute and altercation on both sides Look 6 R. 2. tit 13. The Lords and Commons grant unto the King the Subsidy of Wools and Staple-wares in such wise as was lately granted for four years from the Nativity of S. Iohn Baptist then ensuing to be imployed upon the Wars and Voyage of the said Duke and that the King will do things according to the advice of his Council By whose advice they grant for the saving of his credit and profit he may for a time transport his Staple-ware to any other place besides Calice any Grant to the contrary notwithstanding The Commons require that if any League be taken with the Enemy that then the Grant and profit arising thereby may be laid up for the ease of the Commons They also require that the Commons may for a time be eased of Taxes It is enacted That all Deeds Feoffments and Conveyances whatsoever made by menaces in the last Insurrection should be void and that no man do enter into any lands or tenements but where lawfully he may And not with force or multitude of people upon pain of imprisonment or fine Upon complaint to the Councel all such as in these Insurrections have had any Deeds or Evidences purloined burned or cancelled and make proof of the same shall have remedy Petitions of the Commons with their Answers That the liberties of the Church great Charter and Charter of the Forrest may be maintained The King granteth thereunto That it may be enacted that no gift of land ward escheat or other gift be made by the King before he be out of debt To binde the King in such sort were dishonorable but the King will grant no such without the assent of the Lords of the Councel That the Kings great Officers of his house and Lords of the Parliament may be sworn to observe all Ordinances therefore appointed They are sworn thereunto The Print touching the 73 title of Purveyors agreeth with the Record That the debts of the Queen last that died due to the King may be pardoned The King will
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
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
agreed with Edmund Earl of Kent for the delivery of King Edward the â—econd and therefore impeached should be acquitted and restored to all their lands and goods It is enacted by the King and his Council That all such persons whose lands were seised into the Kings hands by reason of the road made by the Earl of Lancaster to Bedford or by reason of the Attempt made by the Earl of Kent shall be restored thereunto with the mean profits saving that if they have any lands of the Kings gift the same be of the like condition as others who have lands of his gift The King pardoneth the Earl of Lancaster and all others who were in his company in the attempt aforesaid all Fines and Ransoms The Mayor of London complaineth for that the Citizens were threatned by such as were of the Earls company aforesaid and now pardoned Whereupon after pardoning of them the King willeth that no party do seek revenge upon pain of imprisonment Edmund the eldest son of â—dmund late Earl of Kent and Margaret Countess of Kenâ— by their several Petitions require That the Record made against the said Earl may for the Errors therein be revoked The cause of the same Earls death seemeth to have been for that the said Earl sought to delâ—vâ—r King Edward the Second his brother upon report to him made by Roger Mortimer Earl of March and others before condemned that the said King Edward was living whereas he was long before dead for which the said Earl by Parliament at Winchester was condemned and excuted The King restored the said Edmund the son to the blood and lands of the said Earl his father whereof he died seised in Fee with dower to the Countess saving to the King the keeping and wardship of the same during the nonâ—ge of the said son It is also enacted That no Peer of the Land nor other person which procured the death of the said Earl of Kent should be impeached therefore other then the said Earl of March and Sir Simon Bereford Iohn Mautravers Bayones and Iohn Bevervile Richard de Arundel the eldest son of the late Earl of Arundel prayeth that he may be restored to blood lands and goods considering that the said Edward was put to death being not tryed by his Peers according to the Law and great Charter But for that the said Attainder was confirmed by Parliament the said Richard amendeth his Petition and prayeth in such wise to be restored of the Kings meer grace He was accordingly restored together with the Castle of Arundel which was given to Edmund late Earl of Kent the said Richard yielding the usual rents and saving to the King all such lands as were given to the said Earl of Arundel by King Edward the Second For the great service done by William of Montacute against the Earl of March and his great Favourers the King giveth to the said William in general tail One thousand pounds yearly and for One thousand marks thereof the Castle Town and Manor of Denbigh and the Counties of Roes Rewniock Keirm with the Commerotte of Dinmall with the appurtenances in Wales late Roger Earl of March's and the Castle of the Shrewsbury with the Custom of Aile and appurtenances in Dorset The King for the like consideration granted to Sir Edward Bohun Four hundred marks yearly in general tail to Sir Robert Ufford Three hundred marks yearly in special tail and to Sir Iohn Nevil of Hornby Two hundred marks in special tail In a Plea of the Crown holden before the King in this Parliament Thomas of Berkley Knight was arraigned for the death of King Edward the Second for that the said King was committed to the keeping of the said Thomas and Iohn Mautravers at the Castle of the said Thomas at Berkley in Glouc. where he was murdered The said Thomas saith That at the time of the death of the said King he lay sick at Beudley without the said Castle and was not consenting thereunto he thereupon did put himself in trial of Twelve Knights there named who found the said Thomas not guilty or that he fled or withdrew himself thereupon but that he placed under him Thomas of Gornay and William of Ogle who murthered the said King Edward the Second Sir Eubal le Strange and Alice his wife late the wife of Thomas late Earl of Lancaster shew How upon the death of the said Earl all the hereditaments of the said Alice there named were seised into the Kings hands until the said Alice was inforced to release the same whereof some part of the same were granted to her during her life the remainder to Sir Hugh le Dispencer the younger Of all which they pray restitution The King giveth unto them in Fee heriditaments parcel of the same to the yearly value of Twelve hundred marks so as the said Eubal and Alice do release to the King all their right in the residue It is to be noted That the said Alice was the sole daughter and heir of Henry de Lassey late Earl of Lincoln Sed non patet in Recordo William la Zouch of Mortimer and Elinor his wife pray to be restored to their lands in Glamorgan and Morganow in Wales the Manor of Hawley in the County of Warwick and the Manor of Tewksbury in Glouc. being the inheritance of the said Elinor the which they by the extort means of the late Earl of March were inforced to pass the same to the King by Fine In consideration of Ten thousand pounds the King restoreth them to their former estate Iohn Clavering is restored to the profits of the Manor of Massingham and Aswel-Thorp in Norff. as in the right of the Heir of Robert Thorp who held the same of him by Knights service and other Lands in Fee-farm of the King of the Escheat of Normand and not of any Tenure in Capite And by this it is proved that the said Heir held the moyety of the Mannor of Comb of the King by Knights service by Escheat and not in chief by Rent of Eleven pounds three shillings four pence and Fifteen shillings yearly Escuage For avoiding of inconveniences which might ensue by the debate between Sir Iohn Sherlton and Sir Geoffry de la Pool the King enjoineth them to keep the Peace duly It is enacted That all Sheriffs shall be removed and other therein placed and that general Commissions be awarded to enquire of the oppressions of Sheriffs Escheators and Coroners The like charge is given to the Earl of Arundel and Sir Iohn Carleton as before in the 20. for that debate was between them because the same Iohn was at the apprehension of the said Earls Father It is enacted That no Justice shall defer or stay the execution of
could not be answered but after the same Feast the King would appoint certain to answer them After this the King gave thanks to the Lords and Commons for their travel and aid and licensed them to depart And after the great Councel summoned and holden at Winchester at the Utaves of Trinity thâ—n ensuing the Chancellor declared to the Lords and Commons there assembled how that their Grant of twenty two shillings four pence of every parish would not amount to Fifty thousand pounds for that by the return into the Chancery there were not so many parishes within the Realm Whereupon the Lords and Commons for the accomplishment of the aforesaid sum granted to the King of every parish Church assessed within the Realm Five pounds ten shillings comprising therein the aforesaid sum of twenty two shillings four pence excepting the County of Chester and all such lands of the Church as were amortized before the twenâ—ieth year of Edward the First The form of the Commission for this Subsidy was read before the King and the Collectors and Commissioners were appointed by the Knights of the Counties After this the Petitions of the Commons not before answered were now read and answered before the King Lords and Commons which done the King licensed the Estates to depart and the Parliament ended Petitions of the Commons with their Answers The print touching the observation of the great Charter cap. 1. agreeth with the Record For that the Realm had been of long time governed by men of the Church in dishereson of the Crown the Lords and Commons required that Lay men onely may be principal Officers of the Kings Courts and House there particularly named and that none of the Clergy be saving to the King his free election to choose and remove such Officers so as they be Lay. The King will therein do by the advice of his Councel It is agreed that every Petition now exhibited may be by some of the Lords considered That all Lands holden of the King in chief may be letten for life without licence The King will do his pleasure The print for the pulling down of Mills cap. 2. agreeth not fully with the Record That there be no Fines for any Writs of the Chancery The Chancellor shall consider the state of the person That no purveyance be made for the King but for ready money and that the King be served by common measure The Statute made shall be observed That no Eyre or Treilbaston be holden during the Wars It is enacted It is enacted that all men may freely buy and sell corn and victuals within the Realm The Print for the Wooll sold cap. 3. agreeth with the Record in effect but not in form quod nota That in the extracts of green wax may mention be made at whose suits such amerciaments were lost in what Term in what plea and between what parties Let the same be provided at the next Parliament The like motion and Answer as at the last Parliament Num. 19. That the birth of any man to be tried by men as well of the Country where the birth is alleadged as in the same County where the Writ is brought The Law used herein shall stand That no Mayor Bayliff or any Sergeants be Victualler Hostler or Taverner during their Offices on pain of 20. l. There is in this case a certain Law That the Easterlings may find surety to entreat the English Merchants in their Countries in such wife as they are here The same so hath and shall be done as need shall require That all Merchants may pass over Wooll â—râ—â—ly The King will be advised That such Statutes as restrain the English Merchants to fetch wine at Goscoyne may be utterly repealed The Statutes heretofore made shall stand That all Corporations may enjoy their Liberties any Statute to the contrary notwithstanding Such as be grieved upon complaint shall be answered They affirm the decay of the Navy to arise by three causes viz. First For that sundry mens ships are staid for the King long before they serve whereby the owners are driven at their charges to finde their Marriners to their undoing Secondly For that Merchants the nourishers of the Navy are often restrained their shipping whereby Mariners are driven to seek other Trades and Livings Thirdly for that the Masters of the Kings ships do take up Masters of other ships as good as themselves are whereby the most of these ships do lye still and the Marriners are enforced to seek new Livings whereof they pray remedy The King will provide remedy That all such Merchants as plead the Kings pardon for their goods not customed may have the same allowed The grieved upon complaint shall be heard That every man may freely make Fortresses Towns and Walls karnelled and embattelled The King will be advised That such as sue forth Assizes be not driven to pay for the Justices Patent The same shall be as it hath been That the Commissioners for the Kings affairs may be allowed their charges of the profit of their Sessions The King will provide therefore That in Villenage alledged in the Plaintiff as regardant to the Mannor the Visne may be where the Mannor is laid The King will be advised That no man be put from his possession by an Inquest of Office taken before the Escheator or other Justice by Commission until the right be tried by Scire facias The Statute made therefore shall stand That no Sheriff or Escheator do remain above one year and they may dispend 20 l. within their own County The Statute made shall be kept That the Boys or Varlets of France being here shall be used either as Servants or as Bond-men Let them stay untill the next Parliament That the Statutes whereby Justices shall not stay to do justice for the Great or Privy Seal or other commandment and that no man be put to answer but by the due order of Law may be kept Such as are grieved shall be heard The Print touching Impositions on Woolls cap. 4. agreeth with the Record That none of the Commons House be appointed for the Subsidy The King will be advised That such as remain upon the Sea-coasts by the Kings commandment may have Protections with the clause Volumus The same is to the apparent loss of the Commons That such as counterfeit any mans seal to any Deed remain in perpetual prison The Statutes mad etherefore shall stand That all Scottish money be brought into the Kings Exchequer by a day The Answer cannot be read That the Statutes of the Priests by assent of the Clergy may be observed The
therefore yearly 3.6.8 â— that the Sheriff may upon his accompt be discharged thereof Let it be shewed to the King and if it please him that the Earl enjoy the same the Sheriff shall be discharged according to the quantity if not the Sheriff shall be at his answer The Burgesses of Southwark pray a Confirmation of their Charter lately burned by casualty Let them make their persuit in the Chancery and they shall have right The Major and Commons of Newcastle upon Tine complain that where the Prior of Tinmouth parcel of S. Iohn of Ierusalem in Englandâ— by cautelous and suborned means brought his Writ of Freehold in Fernham and put in view and plaint the greater parcel in value of the same Town holden in farm of the Crown time out of mâ—nde and recovered Whereupon order was taken that the same Justice of Assize should not in that Assize have a procedendo but that the Chancellor should grant a Commission for the examining of the truth untill which time the matter should stay they therefore require that the Assize be no further proceeded in until the Commission return Remedy is provided in this Parliament as appeareth by another Bill thereunto endorsed The Commons of the Marches in Estritheng require that Commission may be made to the Lord Percy the Prior of Bridelington Sir Robert Boynton Sir Robert de Constable Sir Iohn of Snareby and Iohn de Almary that they may appointable persons for the defence of the same and namely for an arrival between a place called Erledicks and the Town called Whitby It pleaseth the King The Commons of the Counties of Essex and Hartford pray that the Sheriff upon his account be allowed an hundred pounds yearly of that which he cannot receive Let them search the Exchequer Treasury and elsewhere for the causes of the distress oâ— thâ—se Farms for two years now ensuing and in the mean time the Sheriff shall have pardon of an hundred marks The Commons of the City of Rochester pray that the Clerk of the Market may have nothing to do within the said City He shall make assay and due punishment of such as make default without taking any Fines in gross of the same Town where he doth not his Office The Commons of the County of Northampton shew that the Sheriff is yearly charged with an hundred pounds for the profit of the shire where he knows not how to levie above fifty three pounds three shillings four pence and pray consideration thereof Let them declare their request in special manner They pray a pardon of all forfeitures supposed to be done by any of them whereof they were not attainted in their life and that no such hereafter be made The King will thereof be advised That the Process of such as be at Issue and do not within one year after sue out his Nisi prius be discontinued and had for nothing The Law heretofore used shall stand That no man upon pain of loss of all that he hath do carry forth Corn out of the Realm but only for the provision of Calice The Liege people shall be free to carry where they best like for their most profit The Commonalty of Nottingham Derby and Lincoln and of the Town of Nottingham require that by the Kings Letters-Patents the County and Town of Nottingham aforesaid may appoint two Guardians who may purchase lands unto them and their successors for the maintenance of a Bridge called Heybeth-bridge nigh unto the Town of Nottingham The King will be advised That the like Order that is made in London against the horrible vice of Usury may be observed throughout the whole Realm The old Law shall continue That recovery may be had and an Attorney by a Writ of Assise of Nevel disseisin of Nusance made to a Miln or to the Frank-tenant of Nusance made in times past as heretofore Let the Common-Law run They require that remedy may be had against certain Lombards who named themselves to be of the Company of Askertines or of Stroze or other the like and thereby have upon credit bought Wooll of English men some to the value of Thirty pounds and some Twenty pounds and some have departed to the great undoing of divers Englishmen as Thomas Blanchered Nicholas Iohn and other their Factors lately did It is before the Great Council For the trial of any mans birth whereupon inheritance doth stand that the Enquest for the trial may be of the County where the birth is laid and not where the Writ is brought The old Law therein shall be observed That the Kings carriage for himself and his houshold may be of carts and horses of his own and not to charge the Commons therewith And to remember the Court of Marshalsey for there is great complaint thereof throughout the whole Realm The King knoweth not how these things may be brought to pass but if they be he will charge the Steward and other Officers to make redress And to the Article of the Marshalsey let it be declared The Merchants of the Staple require to be eased of divers new Impositions as Chalking Tronage Wharfage c. The King would no new Impositions but that the same be enquired of if it be need That commandment may be made to the Sheriff and Justices of the Peace of every Shire to raise the power of the Shire for the repressing of Routs and Riots The King will appoint order and willeth that the Statute be executed They require that good regard may be had for the keeping of the Castle of Nottingham wherein the sons of Sir Charls de Blois are under the keeping of a stranger not able to answer therefore where by Record it doth appear that the Keeper of that Castle was wont to be an Earl of the Realm Let it be declared to the King and Great Council The Commonalty of Cities and Towns prayen that such parcel and Hamlets of Towns lying neer to the walls of their Cities and Towns and yet not belonging to the same may be contributory to all charges within such their walled Cities and Towns and that the Mayors and Bailiffs of the same may arrest all breakers of the peace there The King meaneth thereof to be advised That it will please the King to pardon to the Commons of Northhumberland all issues and amerciaments lost in any of the Kings Courts from 48. unto these presents The King will be advised The Commons of Southampton pray remedy against the extortions of the Lord Nevil for not paying men their wages whereby the soldiers spoiled the Couutry to the value of Four hundred pounds and that remedy may be provided for the like The offender shall answer
that the same was done of favour and no duty the which protestation was entred by the Cleark after the which the King sent the Steward of his House and his Secretary to declare the same to the Commons who did so and returned answer to the King according to his Protestation 11 The names of the Lords sent being four Bishops four Earls and four Barons 12 The 16 th day of October the Commons in full Parliament gave to the King most humble thanks for his sundrie valiant exploits and namely for his last voyage into Scotland and for his three severall journeys into Wales since that time wherein they commend the Princes dexteritie and forgot not the worthy Prowis of the Lord Thomas the Kings second Son in Ireland and for his victory in Scotland they require that by pollicie that may turn to the Commons tranquility and for the Earl of Northumberlands travell in the same discomfeiture they require the King to give him thanks 13 The same day they require the King that where the Lord Gray de Ruthin lay Do-lorouâ—sley a prisoner in Wales for the ransome of 1000 Marks that therefore the Lord Roos and Willoughby and other of his Parents alyes might make shift for the same Fine without any Impeachment the King granteth thereto and promiseth his help for that he knew the same Lord Gray to be a royall and valliant Knight 14 On Fryday the 20 th of October the King being in his royall Seat the Earl of Northumberland and other Lords brought before him Sir Mardock le Steward the Son and Heir of the Duke of Albain the Scotish Kings brother Sir William Grave the Lord Mountgomerie and Sir Adam Foster Scots Sir Iames de Helsey Sir Peirce Hazars and Iohn Darney Esq French who with others were taken in the battail of Humbledon Hill nigh Woollord in the Countie of Northumberland on the day of the exaltation of the Cross next before 15 These Prisoners in coming to the Kings presence kneeled three times in humble wise First at the Whitehall gate of the Kings Pallace then in the middest of the same Hall and Thirdly before the Kings presence sitting in his royall Seat of all whom still kneeling the said Sir Adam Foster for and in the name of them all humbly prayed the King that they might be entertained according to the course of War the King for that they were valliantly taken in the Field granted thereunto 16 The same Sir Adam declareth that for the stay of Christian bloud it was now in the Kings hands to have either a finall Peace or league the King thereupon touching him of flatterie and untruth and namely by causing the King by trusting upon his word to have avoided the Realm of Scotland answered that he meant therein to be wiser Sir Adam thereof asked pardon they then are committed to the Steward of the Kings House to abide his pleasure 17 Whereas King Richard had delivered by Sir Iohn Ikclington one of his Chaplains to the valew of xxviii Marks besides other Jewels to great valew to the end that upon certain tokens between them known the same Sir Iohn should dispose the same a great part whereof the same Sir Iohn before this Kings coming had done away and the rest had delivered to this King the King by the Parliament pardoneth to the said Sir Iohn all Accompts 18 On Monday the 6 th of November the Commons prayed the King to consider the loyaltie of the Earl of Somerset and to restore him to the name and honour of Marquess which he lately lost The King requireth advise the Earl thereupon said that the same name of Marquess was strange wherefore he meant he would not take the same upon him 19 Thomas Pomery Knight and Ioane his wife complaineth that Iohn the son and heir of Sir Phillip Courtney Ioan the late wife of Sir Iames Chadley Knight deceased had forcibly by the maintenance of the said Phillip entred into the Mannours of Clifton Aisconne Shaple hilion Kakesbred Affellon and into certain Lands in Exeter in the Countie of Devon and in the Mannour of Westwidmouth in Cornewall being the inheritance of the said Thomas Pomery and praying remedy Upon the examination whereof it was adjudged by the King and Lords that the said Thomas should enter if his entrie were lawfull or else to have his Assize without all delayes to be tryed with more favour at the election of the said Thomas 20 The Abbot of Meniham in Devon complaineth against the said Sir Phillip for imprisoning him the said Abbot with two of his Monks with great force Sir Phillip being demanded thereof in full Parliament could make no good justification wherefore it was adjudged that he should not have to do with the Abbot his Monks or any of their things but he should be bound to his good behaviour and for the contempt was committed to the Tower 21 Upon the Petition of Nicholas Pontington Son and Heir of Thomas Pontington in the Countie of Devon against the said Sir Phillip for dispossessing with force the said Nicholas of the Mannor of Bikeleigh in the said Countie Upon the hearing of which matter it was adjudged that the releasee of one Thomas Pontington Parson of Bikeleigh made to the said Sir Phillip and Anne his wife in an Assize brought by the said Nicholas against them shall only plead in Bar that the said Nicholas was a bastard wherein if it were found that the said Nicholas was a mulier then the said Nicholas should recover 22 The Revocation which the King made of certain lycenses of Provision for Rome by the Pope there are recited and confirm'd by Parliament 23 It is enacted by the King Lords and Commons that all Prior Aliens with their Lands except such as be conventuall shall be seized into the Kings hand to be disposed at his pleasure 24 It is enacted upon the Petitions of the Merchants of Ieane that those Merchants might unlode their said Merchandize at Southampton and from thence carry the same by water to London without paying at London any custome called Seawage provided that those Merchants do bring testimonialls from the customers of Southampton 25 At the Petition of Iohn Holt and William Bourgh the King restoreth them to all their Lands and Tenements forfeited by Anâ— 11. R. 2. 26 The Prior of Newport Pannell assigneth five points of errour to be in the Judgment which was given against him in Anâ— 15 R. 2. tit 23 for the Dean and Chapter of Lichfield the which Prior hath day unto the next Parliament 27 George of Dunbar Earl of March by being the Kings leige now prayeth that he may be restored to all such his
aâ—oresaid made to the King by delivery of a Ring of gold in the name oâ— seisin the which by all the Justices was thought to be good and the Lands to pass thereby Note that the examination was by their Oathes and note that the Justices and other learned of the King avowed such surrender by delivery of a Ring to a common person to be good William Fitzhugâ— Citizen and Goldfiner of London exhibited a Bill in the name of the poor Commonalty of that mystery thereby complaining against Iohn Chichestâ—r and Iohn Bolsham of the same Mystery for divers oppressions by them done to the said Commonalty Whereupon the said Iohn and Iohn came into the Parliament and heard the same and for that â—he said William upon demand refused to avow the same Bill he was committed to the Tower One Roll containing fourteen Articles made between the King and his beloved Brother Iohn Duke of Britany touching the Castle and Signory of Brest in Britany was read before the Lords who agreed to all the Articles saving to the twelfth touching alliance the which Roll remaineth with the Petitions of the Commons Robert Hawley and Iohn Shakell Esqâ— who had the keeping of the Son of the Earl of Doney a Spaniard prisoner taken at the Battel of Naâ—ar to which prisoner other made claim and for that the said Robert and Iohn would not bring forth the said Prisoner being thereunto willed they were both committed to the Tower It is enacted that all Merchants Gascoyne and English might freely transport into Gascoyne and Brest to the Kings friends all manner of Corn and other Victuals and also leather-Gloves Purses and Caps Leather-points Shooing-horns and such other kind of small Merchandizes notwithstanding any Ordinance of the Staple but not elsewhere upon pain of forfeiture therefore look 2 R. 2. tit 54. The Staple of Woolls appointed to be kept at Guensburough is revoked and appointed to be holden at Sandwich William de Weston prisoner brought from the Tower by the Constable of the Tower before the Lords was demanded by Sir Richard le Scroop Knight Steward of the Kings House being thereto appointed by the Lords for surrendring the Castle Outherwick in the time of King E. 3. without Commission where he the said VVilliam took upon him the safe keeping of the same Whereunto the said William made a long Answer and if it were true as it was not disproved very reasonable notwithstanding he was for the same surrender adjudged to death and returned to the Tower again Iohn de Gomeniz was likewise brought from the Tower before the Lords and questioned by the said Sir Richard le Scroop for surrendring of the Town of Ardes in the Kings time where he took upon him the safe keeping of the same of King E. 3. whose excuse therein was disproved whereupon the Lords gave Judgment he should die but for that he was a Gentleman and a Banneret and had otherwise well deserved he should be beheaded and Judgment respited untill the King be thereof informed more fully and so returned to the Tower Dame Alice Perrees was brought before the Lords and by Sir Richard le Scroop Knight aforesaid charged for pursuing of matters contrary to the order taken in 50 E. 3. tit 35. and namely for that she in the time of E. 3. procured Sir Nicholas Dagworth to be called from Ireland whether he was sent and for that she also in the same time procured from the same King restitution for lands and goods to Richard Lyons Merchant of London where the same Lands were given to the Kings own Sons The same Dame denied that she pursued any such things for her singular gain whereupon divers Officers Councellors and Servants to King E. 3. being examined proved that she made such pursuits and in their conceits for her own private gain Then straight Judgment was given by the said Lords against the same Dame that according to the order aforesaid she should be banished and forfeit all her Lands Goods and Tenements whatsoever To say truth of the Devil is counted commendable and therefore certes the Record against the same Dame being very long proveth no such heinous matter against her onely it sheweth that the same Dame was in such credit with E. 3. as she sat at his beds head when all of the Council and of the Privy Chamber stood waiting without doors and that she moved those suits that they dared not and these two suits wherefore she was condemned seemed very honest her mishap was that she was friendly to many but all were not so to her The Record is strange and worthy of sight Petitions of the Commons with their Answers The Print touching the Liberties of the Church the Great Charter and the Charter of the Forrest cap. 1. agreeth with the Record The Print touching the Peace cap. 2. agreeth with the Record The Print touching Purveyors cap. 3. in part agreeth with the Record but not in all An Act agreeing with the first part of 23. tit of this year saving to the King his Regality and that Act made for Councellors in 50 E. 3. shall stand That all kind of gifts made by King E. 3. whatsoever may be exaamined and being worthily bestowed on any person to be confirmed or otherwise revoked The Lords of the continual Council shall examine the deserts of the persons and do thereaftâ—r That none being duly deprived out from the Council in the time of E. 3. be any more restored to be about the Kings person The King granteth thereto The Print touching maintenance cap. 4. agreeth in effect with the Record but not in form And Act that the Chancellor Treasurer Steward of the Kings Houshold and Chamberlain during the Kings minority shall be chosen by the Lords in Parliament saving the inheritance of the Earl of Oxford in the Office of Chamberlain so always as if any of these Officers die between the Parliament that then the King may name them by the advice of the continual Council The Officers appointed for Gascoyne Ireland Artois the Marches of Scotland keepers of the Ports and Castles may be of sufficient inheritance to answer The King will do therein according to the advice of his continual Council An Act whereby the King confirmeth all Liberties granted to any person or Corporation by any of his Progenitors in such wise as they were granted That such may be punished who by their own defaults have lost any Forts Piles or peeces beyond the Seas and that such as out of any Fort took any thing of the Kings may restore the same again The King will provide sufficient remedy therefore That the excess of Servants wages Artâ—ficers Labourers and Victuallers may be extracted into the Exchequer and imployed upon the
summons travel or grief That all Customers and Comptrollers of England mâ—y yearly be removed The King by advice herein will do his pleasure That execution may be done upon such of the County of Chester and other Counties Palatine as are outlawed for trespasses or felonies done in their Counties The King will provide remedy therefore saving the right of himself and of other men That such English as are remaining in prison in Scotland for things done since the Truce may be delivered without ransom as the Scots in like of custom be The Wardens of such parts be appointed for the like cases a day of meeting the last of Iune at what time good order may be taken That Sheriffs of all Shiâ—â—s where the King for to certain his debts hath appointed to certain men sundry sums of those Sheriffs receipts may upon their Accompts be discharged thereof The King will be advised by his Council That Theeves and Robbeâ—s may speedily come to their deliverance Of all Statutes made therefore the Council shall appoint the best to be executed and the Justices to make deliverance as oft as need shall require That remedy may be had forasmuch as by the inter comoveage with Scots the most of the Woolls of the Shires of York Duâ—esm Westmerland Cumberland and Northumberland are transported into Scotland without any Custom The King by his Council will provide That the King will appoint certain Vessels for the keeping of Stradborough the men of which Town withâ—n two years before paid 1000 l. ransom and for the defence of the North-coasts This matter is committed to the Earl of Northumberland the Mayor of London and to certain Merchants of the North of them to be considered In a Schedule annexed to the Roll is contained the Order of the parties aforesaid for the defence of the North-sea coasts and confirmed by those Estates of the Parliament That those Sea-coasts shall be defended with two Ships and two Barges and two Bullingeâ—s armed and appointed for the Wars at the charges hereafter ensuing viz. That every Ship Boat or other Vessel whatsoever passing those Sea-coasts shall pay for every Tun of his burthen six pence except all Vessels laden with Wines or other Merchandises from Flanders to be discharged at London and Ships or other Vessels laden with Staple-ware and to be discharged at Caliâ—e The which excepted Ships shall not be safe-conducted by the Admiral of the Sea without consideration Certain named are appointed keepers of the Sea coasts and to levie the Subsidy aforesaid both by Sea and by Land Certain Merchants are appointed to be Receivers and Comptrollers of the aforesaid Subsidie The Commons of Cumberland require that it would please the King to repair the City and Castle of Carlile in manner ruined and at his charges to appoint a worthy Guardian The King is not to repair the same Citie but he will give in charge that it be done about the Castle he is repairing touching the Warden the King by his Councel will do his pleasure That provision may be found that the money carried forth of the Realm may be brought in again and not clipped within the Realm â—e carried forth again The King upon conference with the Minters and Merchants will provide the best remedie That all religious persons may according to the last Parliament depart the Realm and namely the Prior of Halenge If any man will specially complain he may be heard for the Prior of Halenge hath found surety It is enacted that no Sheriff of any County shall be Justice of Peace in the same County That the King will pay the loans of E. 3. borrowed of the Subjects in the 43. year of his raign The King will so do so soon as conveniently he may The like motion and answer that is made in the last Parliament Tit. 57. That half pence and farthings may be coyned and commandment given to sell according to the same Upon having of Bullion the King will do so That Declaration may be made of Sylva cedua As it hath been heretofore used The Print touching the Statute made at Glocester touching Riots cap. 2. doth not agree with the Record for the Record doth generally revoke the said Statute made at Glocester which note They require that the Constable and Marshal of England do surcease to hold before themselves Pleas of Treason or Felony and that the same may only be determined before the Kings Justices according to the great Charter The Lords dare not disclose the same as well for that the Heirs who claim the same Office are within age and in the Kings keeping as for that the Parliament draweth to an end But as touching the appeal of Treason made in Cornwal and depending before the said Constable and Marshal the King will take the same into his own hands as shall please him for determining the same according to the Laws saving to every one his rights That there be a certain number of Justices learned in the Law which may in every Shire be appointed and chosen by the Lords and Commons that none be by them associated their Sessions to be holden four times yearly and there to have Fees at the Sheriffs hands The King will appointable Justices no Association shall be made no remotion without consent of the Councel two or three of such of them as shall hold the Sessions shall have the sixt part of the profit of the same untill the next Parliament A Statute made that such as demand land against the King and evidence therefore by Writ shewn in the Treasury that in such case who sueth for the King shall after the return of four Writs every Writ having â—orty dayes respit answer It is willed to be executed notwithstanding any commandment of the Great or Privy Seal That the Owners of the ships taken up for the Kings service for their losses in the same may be considered and that Mariners may have the like wages as Archers have It shall be as it hath been used That none of the Commons House be appointed to be Collector Cessor or Comptroller of any aids granted now The King granteth so as before their departure they in writing declare who are most able theâ—efore That the King will grant Pardons to all such as will for the only Fee of the Great Seal of all points of Eâ—re of desperate debts of any of his Ancestors and of all points of the Forrest until the Feast of Pentecost now present The King will be advised That the Treasurer for the Wars may be discharged and that all which is or shall be granted may be received by the Treasurer of England It liketh the King It is enacted to endure untill the
otherwise to be disbursed by them It was agreed by Parliament that the Subsidie of Wool-Fells Wools and Skins granted unto the King untill the time of Midsummer then ensuing should cease from the same time unto the Feast of St. Peter ad vincula for that thereby the King should be interrupted for clayming such grant as due And from the said Feast of St. Peter they granted the same Subsidy to the King for one whole year to endure It is also enacted that the Staple shall be holden in England in such place as to the King and his Councell shall be thought most meet The Duke of Lancaster complaineth by mouth to the King Bishops and Lords in full Parliament that whereas after the death of Thomas Layhane who held the Mannor of Latham in the Countie of Lancaster of the said Duke in Thonage whereby the Mannour was seized into the hands of the said Duke of Lancaster according to his Countie Pallatine of Lancaster yet notwithstanding Iohn Stanley Knight in the right of Isabella his wife Daughter and heir to the said Iohn had entred and taken the profits of the said Mannour without any Livery or other suit made in the Chancery of the said Duke for which he prayeth remedy After which upon full advise of the Justices of both Benches and others of the Kings learned Councell it was declared in the said Parliament that the entrie of the said Iohn into the Mannour as aforesaid was unlawfull and that the said Iohn ought to make suit by Petition or otherwise in the Chancery of the said Duke for the Livery of the said Mannour in such case to be sued for Whereas the King at Hounslow lodge in Tividale Created Edmund Earl of Cambridge Duke of Yorke and to have to him and to the heirs of his body lawfully begotten together with 1000. l. out of the Exchecquer untill the King had provided for him in Tayl as is aforesaid Land to the value of 1000. l. The King by whole assent of Parliament confirmeth the same by girding a Sword unto him and by putting on his head a Cap and circle of Gold The like confirmation is made to Thomas late Earl of Buckingham and Essex and Constable of England being then and there created Duke of Gloucester of the like estate of Revenue and Ceremonies as is next before The like confirmation is made to Sir Michael de la Poole Knight Chancellor of England being at the place aforesaid created Earl of Suffolk to have to him and the heirs Males of his body lawfully begotten with xx l. of the profits of the Countie aforesaid together with 500. l. yearly of the Hereditaments of William Ufford late Earl of Suffolk viz. the Castle Town Mannour and honour of Eyes with the Members of Suff. the hundred of Hertsmere and Stowe in Suff. the Farme of 23. l. 6. s. 8. d. out of the Mannour of Combs in Suff. the Mannour of Gesengthorpe in Essex the Mannor of Canton in Norff. the Mannour of Hangley in Suff. the Mannour of Trendon in Suff. the Mannour of Lowstock in the hundred of Luddington in Suff. 10. l. yearly which he should pay to the King for his Mannour of Costesly in Norff. the which confirmation was by girding of a sword The like confirmation was made to Robert de Vere Earl of Oxford whom the King lately before created Marquess of Dublin during his Life the old Lands and Dominions of Ireland with all proffits revenews regalities and jurisdictions whatsoever within the same as ample as the King ought to have the same and that he should enjoy to him and to his heirs all Conquered Lands by him they except the Kings only demesne in deed or in right the which Confirmation was made by the Girding of a Sword and putting on a Circle of Gold upon his head Petitions of the Commons with their Answers THe print touching the observation of sundrie Statutes Cap. 1. agreeth with the Record The Commons of the Counties of Essex and Hertford require that the Sheriffs of the same may upon their Oaths be charged or discharged of their Accompts The King will provide remedie therefore The Commons of Devonshire pray that the Sheriffs of the same may make their Accompts as they did before the time of King E. the first The King by advise of the Councell will provide remedie therefore The Commons of the Counties of Norfolk and Suffolk pray that the Sheriffs of the same may be yearly discharged of 153 l. 13 s. 4 d. which they cannot receive by certain particulars there apparent The King by advice of his Councell will provide therefore The Commons of the Counties of Nottingham and Darby make the like request for their Sheriffs being yearly charged with 44 l. 2 s. 4 d. The King will provide remedie therefore That all persons as well within the liberties as without may be contributarie to the payment of the wages of the Knights of the Shire It shall be as it hath been used That all men upon an inquest of an office found by the Sheriff and meaning to traverse the same may upon suretie found in the Chancery take the same in Lease of the King and no other untill the right be found The Statutes so made shall be kept That the heirs of the Kings Debtors upon extent of their Lands for the King may have the same in lease doing therefore as others would therein As it hath been used it shall be The print touching villanies Cap. 2. agreeth with the Record At the request of the Commons it is enacted to endure untill the next Parliament that every Ship taken up for the Kings service shall towards their apparrelling take for every quarter 2 s. of every Tun-lighter It is enacted that none of the Commons House shall be appointed Collector or Assessor of any the Subsedies now granted They require that the Patent lately made to the Constable of the Tower of London whereby the Collector of his Office taketh Customes of Wines Oysters Mussels Rushes and other Victuals coming to London by water may be revoked The Petition of the Major and Commonaltie of London is endorsed It is enacted that the Statute of Purveyors and Buyers shall be executed and that the Justices of the Peace shall have power to hear and determine the same That the Statute of the Kings Houshold be yearly viewed once or oftner by the Chancellor Treasurer and Keeper of the Privie Seal and that the Statutes therefore appointed may be observed The King granteth to the first at his pleasure and to the second he granteth It is enacted that all Lords and other Persons having any possessions on the Marches beyond Trent
unless he was advanced to be Earl but onely by way of exchange viz. That the said Earl had Lands of the King to the value of CCCC marks for the like value of Inheritance which the said Earl had out of the Custome of Kingston upon Hull whereof some part was assigned to him before he was Chancellor and some touched his descent But Sir Richard le Scroope therein shewed how the said Earl by his valiant doings in sundry battails and his worthy behaviour and Counsell in sundry Offices at home had justly deserved what he had The Commons replying to the answer of the said Earl shewed forth his Oath whereto he was sworn being made Chancellor the effect whereof was for doing Justice observing the Laws Counselling the King keeping his secrets not to suffer any damage or disherizon to the King or to his Crown and that by all means he should promote the Kings profit And hereupon because he confessed the gift of the Lands to him whilst he was Chancellor and that during the same time the Exchange was made to the King of good Lands for a casuall Custome they inferred that the same was not for the Kings profit according to his Oath and therefore pray judgement In semblable manner they reply to the answer of the other five Articles by urging things to the uttermost and so of every of them prayed judgement And note that where the King gave to the Earls eldest son the Priorie of St. Anthonies for that the Prior of that same was French who were against the Pope and therefore Schismaticks another after by the Popes Provision was commended to the said Priorie being worth 400. marks yearly whom the Earl would not suffer to be admitted to the said Priorie as the Commons surmised untill he had granted unto the Earl C. l. yearly and to his Son during their lives Upon which the Commons by their replications to the said Article shew how Sir William Thorpe late Chief Justice of the Kings Bench was adjudged to death and to forfeit his Lands and Goods for receiving 20. l. of one for a matter depending before him in which predicament by urging they would have the said Earl for the act next before The Earl rejoyneth to their replication and sufficiently proveth that to the Oath was another intendment nothing so straightly as they would enforce and thereby further approveth that notwithstanding his Oath he might as he did both lawfully take and buy To the ninth title before he proveth great difference between Thorpes Case and his For that Thorpe for matters depending before him took rewards and sold Justice but in the case of the Prior he came to the said Earl not as a Judge but as the Father of his Son who had the said Priorie with whom Composition was made as for a thing in debate After which Answer and replication made by the said Earl The said Earl at the request of the Commons for the grievous offences against him surmised was arrested by the Kings commandement and committed to the keeping of the Constable of England and after let to Mainprize The judgement against the said Earl was that for breach of his Oath conteined in the first Article all the said Mannor and Hereditaments which he had of the Kings gift contained in the said first Article should be seized into the Kings hand to have to him and to his heirs for ever together with all the mean Profits and Issues of the same saving to the said Earl the name and title of an Earl together with xx l. yearly granted out of the Profits of the Countie of Suff. The like judgement was also given against him for the 400. Marks of Land exchanged with the King for so much Revenues out of the Custome of Hull The like judgement was also given against him for the Mannour of Flexfleete exchanged by the King for 50. l. yearly going out of the Custome of Hull The like judgement was given further against him for all the meane Profits and other commodities by him received or due to be received for the said Priorie of Saint Anthony And it was further adjudged that the Charter granted to Dover under the great Seal though it passed by warrantise should be revoked and utterly cease The Lords and Commons granted to the King one half Desme and one half fifteen and for Defence of the Realm of every Tun of Wine coming in or going out of the Realm iii s. and xii d. of every pound of Marchandize except the Staple ware and the Subsidie of Wools and Staple wares They also grant for one year another half of one fifteen upon certain conditions viz. that if certain Bishops Lords and others there named and appointed to be Commissioners for the redress of enormities do cause the King by their Inventions to be supplyed by their Profits that then their latter grant to stay upon condition those persons there named to be of the continuall Councell should not be removed and have their said Commissions repealed and that the same their grant and conditions be exemplified under the great Seal of every Shire freely Petitions of the Commons with their Answers IT is enacted that the great Charter the Charter of the Forrest and all other Statutes be observed without any Patent to the contrary saving to the King his Prerogative They require that the King will appoint certain of his Chief Officers the Chancellor Treasurer Keeper of the Privy Seal and Steward of his Houshold and that certain may be appointed to be of his great Couucell for one year The King granteth and touching his Steward of his houshold he will appoint with the advice of his Counsell And note that more than this last Act is no mention made of the first Act in print of this year That no Cardinall nor other Alien do enjoy within this Realm any Prebend or other Benefice The Statutes therefore made shall be observed It is enacted that the Statute touching Priors and possessions of Aliens shall continue without repeale It is enacted that all the liberties granted to the town of great Yarmouth shall be confirmed notwithstanding any repeale provided alwaies that all manner of persons as well Aliens as Demizenes may lawfully buy and sell Herrings and them carry away within the same Town and Port at their pleasures during the Fair there That the Statutes whereby the Justices of one Bench and the other should take no reward nor be of any mans Fee may be observed The King hath and will charge such Justices to Minister right and will punish the contrary and therefore willeth that all Statutes made touching them
his common Protestation which was granted and enrolled At the request of the Commons Roger Earl of March took his Oath by the Cross of Canterbury to peform what the other Temporall Lords before should do Cap 12. The print touching the repeal of the Statutes made in the 11. R. 2. agreeth with the Record The print touching the Restitution of the Earl of Suffolk Cap. 13. agreeth with the Record onely in one place of the print there is the 10 th year where it should be the 11 th The Tuesday after Sir Iohn Bussey the Speaker declared before the King how ready the Commons were to ease the King by some Subsidie and prayeth for the Commons a generall pardon Whereunto the Chancellour by the Kings commandement answered that the King would be advised untill he knew of the Commons Grant Upon that request of the Commons the Clergie gave the like power to Sir William le Scroope of Wilts to answer for them as they late did to Sir Thomas le Percie Upon the advice of Sir Iohn Bussey most of the Bishops and Lords were sworn before the King again upon the Cross of Canterbury to repeal nothing in this year enacted so did sundry of the Proctors of the Clergie and most of the Commons by holding up their hands affirmed that they the same would do the Oath doth there appeare The King doubted whether it were good to send to the Pope for some means to bind the Kings of England his Successors to perform the same Oath for that by Oath he could not bind them against the libertie of the Crown Henry Duke of Hereford by the Kings commandement exhibited to the King in Parliament a Schedule containing the accusations of the Duke of Norfolk for words to him spoken by the said Duke of Norfolk the effect whereof in cheif part was That the King notwithstanding his fair countenances and great Oaths made did yet mean to oppresse the Duke of Lancaster and the said two Dukes of Aumerle and Exeter and the Marquess Dorset and that by the Oaths of other Nobles there named Wherefore by Act of Parliament this whole matter was committed to sundry Nobles and Knights of the Commons there named to determine vid. 21. tit 15. Thomas le Despencer Earl of Gloucester exhibiteth two Bills requiring by the first that the Revocation of the exile of Sir Hugh le Dispencer the Father of his Ancestor made in 15 E. 2. might be brought before the King and confirmed and that the repeal of the same made in 1. E. 3. might be revoked The second requireth the like for Sir Hugh le Dispencer the Son and his Ancestors The revocation of the exile of Sir Hugh le Dispencer the younger is at large and not elsewhere to be found that I have seen It first sheweth the manner of the apprehension of Newport Castle by whom the particular damages sustained thereby his judgement of exile and the errors whereupon the same was revoked In which I note The names of 10. Castles in Wales belonging to the said Hugh The names of twenty three Mannours very stately in Wales belonging to the said Hugh besides the Countries of Camtresmon Glamorgan and Wentlock with the Countie of Galesy The revocation of Sir Hugh le Dispencer the Father is above 6. wherein I note Of stately Mannours lying in sundry Shires belonging to the said Hugh I also note that he had twenty eight thousand sheep and one thousand Oxen and Stears one thousand two hundred Kine with their Calves and Xl. Mares with Colts of two years Cx. drawing Horses two thousand Hogges CCC Bullocks Xl. Tun of Wine vi C. Bacons iiii xx Karcases of Martlemas Beefe vi C. Muttons in Larder and Tuns of Sider Armour Plate Jewells and ready money better than ten thousand pound xxx vi Sacks of Wooll and a Librarie of Books The Writ sent to the Justices of the Kings Treasurie and Barons of the Exchecquer for the publication of the said revocation made in the fifteenth year of E. 2. for the said Lord le Dispencer The repeal of the said Revocation made in the first year of E. 3. as it is in the rehearsall and the 12. and 13 Chapters in print The said Earl of Gloucester prayeth that the Revocation aforesaid may be confirmed and the Repeal next above revoked considering that the said Repeal was made by King E. 3. at such time as E. 2. his Father being very King was living at the same time and Imprisoned that he could not resist the same The Lords being severally demanded what they thought of the said Repeal made in the 1. E. 3. thought the same unlawfull whereupon the King by full assent revoketh the Repeal aforesaid and confirmeth the revocation made 15. E. 2. and restoreth the said Earl to all the Inheritance of the said Hugh and to all actions Ancestors of the said Hugh and Hugh Provided alwaies that the King be saved harmless from any the said Lands granted by him or any of his Ancestors with warrantie and that the said Earl shall claim none of the said Inheritance being in the Kings Hand The Thursday after the Duke of Hereford humbly kneeling upon his knees before the King requireth pardon of sundry his ryots troubles and misdemeanors done within the Realm in offence of the King and of his estate whereof the King then granted pardon to him and published the same afterwards to the estates of his Realm The print touching Robberies done at Ratcot-bridg Cap. 14. agreeth with the Record The same day the Chancellor by the Kings commandment willed that if any man had or knew where was the pardon made to Richard late Earl of Arundell and repealed now by Parliament he should bring the same in on loss of all which he hath and accordingly Writs of Proclamation were sent through the Realm The same day Thomas Earl of Gloucester of his own free will came before the King sitting in Parliament and holding in his hand the Cross of Canterbury swore thereby to the King that he would never impeach any the Lords here under written neither his Highness for the Hereditaments which late were Sir Hugh le Dispencers Sir Hugh le Dispencer his Son his Ancestors but that he would at ny time make sufficient releases to them or to their heirs of the me upon request Alice the late wife of Sir William Windsor Knight requireth the revocation of a Judgment made against her 1. R. 2. tit 41. by the name of Alice Peeres for certain errors therein contained whereupon it was agreed in full Parliament that the King upon good deliberation should end the matter as to him should seem good The names
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
remainder to the right heirs in Tayle notwithstanding the King after of his meer grace granteth life to the said Sir Iohn Cobham so that he should remain in prison in the Isle of Iersey during his life and so as no further means of pardon were made for him The accusation of Henry Duke of Hereford made against the Duke of Norfolk and the Order therein taken as may appear in the 21. before tit 53. 54. The nineteenth day of March after the accusation aforesaid both the Dukes appeared before the King at Bristow where by assent of Parliament it was agreed that the determination of the same should be ended according to the Law of Chivalrie if sufficient proofs were not found On the 28th day of Aprill both the said Dukes appeared before the King at Windsor to whom day was given over to appear there on Munday the 29. of Aprill On which Munday both the said Dukes appeared and the Battail was joyned betwixt them by the advice of a great number of Dukes Earls Bishops Barons and Knights there assembled as those who had authority by Parliament for that no sufficient proofs could in the mean time be found Notwithstanding the King weighing the weightiness of the cause and how nigh the said Dukes were to him in blood for tender love took the Battail into his own hands and gave Judgement by authority of Parliament that the said Duke of Hereford should by a certain day then appointed depart and avoyd out of the Realm for ten years and that he should in no wise during the same terme come in the Company of the said Duke of Norfolk or of Thomas Swandell neither send nor receive any Letters or Message from them on pain of treason and that not for want of proof of his said accusation for that he was ready therein to do his devoir To the said Duke of Norfolk it was said that for as much as he had spoken certain words tending to great trouble and therein reecitd he was therefore banished the Realm during his life to avoyde by a day there limited and to remain in Almayne Boheme or Hungarie and in no other parts of Christendome and to pass over the Sea in Pilgrimage and further as above on pain of Treason and that for no default that the said Duke had made in his defence considering that therein he was ready to make his devoir And where the King had given to the said Duke of Norfolk sundry Mannours Lands and Tenements for joyning in the Appeal with the Lords Appelants aforesaid wherein for that the said Duke failed to proceed without any good ground the King adjudged by Act of Parliament that the said Duke should forfeit all the said Lands and all his Offices during his life together with all Warranties whereby any the Kings Ancestors were bound to any the Ancestors of the said Duke And also for certain payments behind and due to the King by the said Duke during such times as he was Deputy of Callice The King by authority of Parliament adjudged to seize into his hands all the Hereditaments of the said Duke over and above M l. yearly to be allowed to the said Duke untill the King were satisfied To the judgement of the said Duke of Norfolk is annexed a Certificate from the town of Lenestooke in Suffolk of the day of the passage of the said Duke towards Draight in Holland having in his Company to the number of thirty persons It was further ordained that neither of the said Dukes by any means should sue or procure any suit for them to be made of any release of their Judgements on pain of treason And note that in all the Judgements aforesaid the name and assent of the Procurator of the Clergie is alledged The eighteenth day of March in the two and twentieth year of the King the King by assent of the Lords as having full authority therein doth adjudge Sir Robert Pleasington Knight then dead a Traytor as procuring with the Duke of Gloucester the levying of War at Harringey for which he should lose all such his Lands in Fee or Fee tayl and goods which he had the thirteenth of November in Anno 11. Henry Bowet Claâ—ke for being of Counsell of the device made to the Duke of Hereford expressed before in tit 87. Was adjudged to dye and forfeit as a Traytor notwithstanding he was after pardoned of life and banished the Realm And note that there is one Roll of this year Intituled Copia Iudiciorum Anno Vicessimo tertio Richardi Secundi Rex c. dilecto Consanguineo suo Henrico Duci Lancastriae salutem apud Westm. in Cro. Sancti Michaelis prox futur Teste Rege apud Cestrium xxix die Augusti EDro. Duci Eborum Edro Duci Albemarliae Tho. Duci Surr. Iohi. Duci Oxoniae Iohi. Marchioni Dorset Tho. de Bellocampo Com. War Alberto de Vere Com Oxoniae Edro Courtney Com. Devon Ioh. de Monteacuto Com. Sarum Hen. Percie Com. Northumb. Edo Com. Stafford Michael de la Poole Com. Suffs Tho. de Percie de Wigor Tho. de le Dispencer Com. Gloucest Rado Nevill Com. Westmerland Tho. Camois Ioh. Bourchier Iohi. de Cherleton de Powis Willo de Clinton Mro Tho. de la Ware Stephano le Scroope de Masham Willelm Roos de Hamelake Hen. Fitz-Hugh Will. de Ferrariis de Groby Tho. de Morley Ric. le Scroope Hugoni Burnell Tho. Berkley de Weekley 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 Tho. Erpingham Custodi Quinque Portuum Anno Primo Henrici Quarti Rex c. Henr. Duci Lancastriae c. apud Westm. in Festo Sct. Fidis Virginis c. Sexto die Octobris 13. 99. Teste Rege apud Westm. 30. Septembris EDro. Duci Eborum Edro Duci Albemarliae Tho. Duci Surr. Iohi. Duci Oxoniae Iohi. Marchioni Dorset Tho. de Bellocampo Com. War Alberto de Vere Com Oxoniae Edro Courtney Com. Devon Ioh. de Monteacuto Com. Sarum Hen. Percie Com. Northumb. Edro Com. Stafford Michael de la Poole Com. Suffs Tho. de Percie Com. Wigor Tho. de le Dispencer Com. Gloucest Rado Nevill Com. Westmerland Tho. Camois Ioh. Bourchier Iohi. de Cherleton de Powis Willo de Clinton Mro de la Ware Stephano le Scroope de Masham Willelm de Roos de Hamelake Hen. Fitzâ— Hugh Will. de Ferrariis de Groby Tho. de Morley
Office may have his Livery notwithstanding any contrary matâ—eâ—r The Kâ—ng will have his right and willeth that the Common Law be kept 139. The print that no man shâ—ll be impeached for taking part with the King Cap. 2. agreeth with the Râ—cord 140. The Câ—mmons pray the King that Richard Earl of Oxford who hath married Alice the daughter of King Richards Sâ—ster may be restored to the Office of Chamberlain of England being his due inheritance and taken away by violence by King R. 2. The King will be advised 141. That all Grants and Charters made by King R. 2. to unworthy persons of any thing belonging to the Principallitie of Wales may be revoked When the unworthy persons be known their Charters shall be repealed 142. That all Releases made by King R. 2. to any person for any debt due to the Principallitie of Wales Dutchie of Cornwall Earldome of Chester may be repealed 143. All releases unless the same be under the great Seal shall be void 144. One Article made in Anno 11 R 2. that no person shall attempt to revoke any Ordinance then made is by Act of Parliament repealed 145. The print touching Appeals Cap. 14. agreeth with the Record 〈◊〉 effect but not in forme 146. That the Kâ—ng would restore all the Justices banished in the eleventh yeaâ— of R. 2. there named or their heirs to there bâ—ood and Hereditaments The King will thereof be advised 147. The print touching the â—ity of London Cap. 15. agreeth with the Record in effect buâ— not in forme 148. The Burgesses of Melcomb pray to be released of their Fâ—e Farme of eight Marks and of Desms and Fifteens for Six years after the expiration of câ—rtain years granted by King R. 2. They shall have a Confirmation according to King Richards graunt 149. The print touching the free Packing of Cloaths in London Cap. 16. agreeth with the Record 150. The print touching Râ—taylors of Victuals in London Cap. seventeen agreeth with the Record in effect but not in forme 151. It is enacted that the Statutes made in Anno 25 E. 3. for able Justices of the Peace shall be observed 152. That the Writs of Attaints may be upon all Verdicts given before the Sheriffs The Common Law shall be observed 153. That no man do lade in any strange bottome where able Englishmen are ready to serve The Statutes therefore made shall be kept 154 That no Barge on the River of Thames be forfeited as a Deodand It shall be as heretofore 155. The print Cap. 9. touching Sales of Lands made Anno 11 R. 2. agreeth with the Record in effect but not in forme 156. The print touching the generall pardon Cap. 20. agreeth in effect with the Record but not in forme 157. Robert of Werkesley of Lancaster complaineth of Nicholas of Werkesley and others for that by the action of Conspiracie of the said Nicholas the said Robert was imprisoned in the Tower of London The Kings Councell shall take order therein 158. A large complaint against certain disturbers of the Peace Let more speciall Information be made to the King and Councell 159. That all Wapentakes and Hundreds let forth to Farme may be revoked Sundry Statutes are made therefore 160. That the King may onely have two Tuns of Wine of every Ship of Wine coming into any Port in the name of a Prize Iâ— shall be as heretofore 161. That all personall actions between partie and partie may onely be tryed by order of the Common Law and not otherwise The Statutes therefore provided shall be observed The Pleas of the Crown Holden in the Parliament at WESTMINSTER the Mondâ—y in the Fâ—ast of Saint Fâ—ith in the first year of HENRY 4 th 1 THE Commons do pray the Lords Appellants in An o 21. R. 2. for their Acts done may be called to answer and the Records were brought and read in Parliament in the presence of of Edward Dâ—ke of Albemarle Thomas Dâ—ke of Surrey Iohn Duke of Exeter Iohn Maâ—qâ—ess Doâ—set Iohn Earl of Salisbury and Thomas Earl of Gloucester 2 The Duke of Albemarle answereth that he was no contriveâ— of the same Appeâ—l and what he therein did was at the Kings Commandment and for fear of the contrary 3 Touching the Kings exile and revocation of his Patent the same was against his will as he calleth certain Lords to witness the same he also excuseth hâ—mself for being of Councell or of any privacie touching the death of the Duke of Gloucester 4 The Duke of Surrey prayeth the King to weigh his tender age and small reputation at the time of the Appeal made and further saith in all points as the Dâ—ke of Albemerle all which he offereth to approve as the King should award 5 Pâ—e Duke of Exeterâ—ffirmeth â—ffirmeth the like as next above only touching the death of the Duke of Gloucester he saith that he heard King Richard say that he should be slâ—in 6 The Marquess Dorsetâ—ffirmed â—ffirmed as next before only he maketh no mention of the Duke oâ— Gloucester 7 The Earl of Salisbury excuseth the appeal by him among the rest done for fear of his life and for that he was accused by the Duke of Norff. that he should have meanâ— to have slain the Duke of Lancaster the Kings Father albeit he was ready by an order of the King to disprove the same yet for that he did not offer to acquit himself thereof he asketh pardon of the same 8 The Earl of Gloucesterâ—ffirmeth â—ffirmeth as the Duke of Albemerle 9 The Consultation of the King in the Parliament touching the Nobles aforesaid 10 The King and Lords adjudg that the said Dukes Marques and Earls should loose their Names and titles of Dukes Marquess and Earls and all the worship thereto belonging and that they should forfeit all the Lands and Goods which they or any of them had given them at the death of the said Duke of Gloucester or at any time since and if that they or any of them should adhere to the quarrell or person of King Richard lately deposed that then the same should be Treâ—son the which Judgment was given by Sir William Thurning Châ—ef Justice of the Kings Bench by the Kings Commandmenâ— 11 One Iohn Hall a Servant of the Dâ—ke of Norff being examined bâ— Walter Clopton Chief Justâ—ce in full Parliament conâ—esseth upon his Oaâ—h that in the moneth of September An 21. R. 2. the Duke of Noâ—ffâ—â—â—aâ—ged â—â—â—aâ—ged the said Iohn among other to murder the Duke of Glouâ—ester then being present one Iohn Colâ—ox an Esquire of the said Dâ—ke of Noâ—ff the
the Commons the King granted that one Bennet William who was imprisoned to answer before the Constable and Marshall of England should be tryed according to the Common Laws of the Realm notwithstanding any Commission to the contrary and thereupon a Writ was accordingly directed to the Jâ—stices of the Kings Bench as may appear 40. Roger Deynecourte the son and heir of Iohn Deynecourte Knight complaineth of an erronious judgement given against him in the Kings Bench for Ralph de Alderlie touching the Mannour of Austie in the County of Warwick the which Errors are there particularly rehearsed whereupon a Scire facias was granted to the said Roger returnable in the next Parliament and Sir William Gascoyne Chief Justice for shortness of time examined a Copy of the Process and Record word by word and gave a Copy thereof under his hand to the Clarke of the Parliament 41. It was agreed between the Prince on the one part and Iohn Cornewall and the Countess of Huntington his wife on the other part That the said Iohn and Countess should surrender into the Princes hands all such Mannours and Hereditaments as were parcell of the Dutchy of Cornewall after which surrender an entry should be made in the Premises on the behalf of the Prince and that after the said entry the Prince by Deed and Letters of Attorny to deliver seisure should grant the premises to the said Iohn and Countess and for that the Prince was within age he should promise before the Lords to performe the same at his full age and the promise to be made for the Prince his Brother all which Acts should be done by Parliament 42. Whereupon the twentieth of March as well the said Prince as the said Iohn and Countess came in proper persons before the King and Lords where the said Countess confessed that she had during her life certain Mannors parcell of the said Dutchy upon which confession the King and Lords gave judgement that the said Prince should be restored to the said Mannours aforesaid and that after seizure had the Prince should make estate over as is aforesaid 43. The grant of the Prince to the said Iohn and Elizabeth Countess of Huntington during her life of the Castle and Mannour of Trematon the Mannour of Calestocke the Mannour of Ashburgh the Castle and Parke of Easternell the Mannour of Perin of Penknith the Burrows and Towns of Lostwithiell and Camelford the whole fishing of the Mannour of Fowley the Mannour of Tewinton the Mannour of Moreske the Mannour of Tintagell 44. This Deed being read in full Parliament the Prince the Lords Thomas Iohn and Humfrey made promise as aforesaid Livery and seizin was delivered to the said Iohn and Countess and the King promised to confirme the same 45. At the Petition of Ioane Queen of England the King granted that she the said Queen should enjoy during her life Lands and Tenements to the full summe of ten thousand marks by the year for and in the name of her Dower according as other Queens of England had done 46. At the like Petition of Sir Iohn Cornwall and Elizabeth Lancaster Countess of Huntington his wife the King granted that she the said Elizabeth should be a person able at the Common Law to sue and recover her Dower of all the Hereditaments late of Iohn de Holland Earl of Huntington her late husband as well against the King as against all other persons notwithstanding any Judgement against the said Earl and notwithstanding the said Countess be not thereof dowable 47. The like Petition answer and grant is made to Constance late the wife of Thomas le Despencer for the recovery of her Dower of the Lands of the said Thomas as is aforesaid 48. Upon the Petition of Edward Duke of York touching 1000 l. by the year granted by Richard the second to Edward the Father and to the heirs males in the 13 R. 2. the King granteth to Edward now Duke 4000 l. out of the Customs of Kingstone upon Hull and 289 l. 6 s. 8 d. out of the Customs of London as parcell of the said 1000 l. and to the heirs males of his body lawfully begotten 49. Iohn Earl of Somerset Captain of Callice and of the Marches thereof declaâ—eth that where by Indenture between the King and him he stood bound to keep the town and Castle aforesaid taking therefore for himself and his Souldiers in time of truce and peace 6301 l. 11 s. 8 d. and in the time of 10509 l. 6 s. 8 d. whereof he was behind unpayed 12423 l. 12 s. 4 d. he therefore for want of payment pâ—ayeth due payment from thenceforth the which the King granteth 50. Upon the Petition of Ioane late wife of Thomas Earl of Kent to have 1000 l. yearly during her life of the Hereditaments of the said Thomas the Kings by the assent of Edmond Earl of Kâ—nt Brother of the said Thomas granteth to the said Ioane during life certaine Mannours and Hereditaments there named to the value of 300. marks over and above her joynture for the which the said Ioane releaseth to the said Edmond all her Dower 51 The Wardens of the Goldsmiths of London by their Petitions shew how they ought to have the Survey and sight of the Cutters of London touching the working of Gold and Silver 52. The Wardens of the Cutlers of London maketh the like complaint 53. The King thereupon sendeth those Bills and two Writ to the Mayor of London willing him to examine the whole matter and to certifie the same 54. The Mayor upon due examination certifieth that the Cutlers ought to work Gold and Silver in their works but that the Goldsmiths ought to have the assay of Gold and Silver by Cutlers wrought 55. The King thereupon by assent of the Lords confirmeth to the said Goldsmiths their Charter granted 1 E. 3. with the clause of Licet and granteth to them other Liberties 56. Sir Bartholmew Verdon Knight Iames White Christopher White and Stephen Garnon Esquires being outlawed for sundry Robberies and Fellonies done in Ireland whereby all their Hereditaments were siezed into the Kings hands and granted away by the Lord Thomas the Kings son Lieutenant there the persons aforesaid having their pardons for their lives require to be restored to their bloud and to all their Hereditaments the King restoreth them to all their Hereditaments during their lives onely notwithstanding any grant to any person whatsoever 57. Upon the Petition of Iohn son and heir of Iohn de Burley Knight Cosen and heir to Simon de Burley Knight containing the effect expressed in 2 H. 4.
tit 39. The King by assent of the Lords wholly restoreth the said Iohn to all the Hereditaments of the said Sir Simon in possession reversion or use except there excepted and except where the King for any of the said Lands is bound by warranty in which case the said Iohn shall sue his Scire facias Petitions of the Commons with their Answers 85. IT is enacted as before tit 36. 59. The print touching the Mannour of Sir Henry Percie Cap. 1. agreeth with the Record in effect but not in forme 60. The print touching such as shall procure pardon for any notable Thief Cap. 2. agreeth with the Record in effect but not in forme 61. The print touching the Watches Cap. 3. agreeth with the Record 62. That such persons as have made delivery of certain strangers Ships being stayed at the Kings commandement by the Kings Writs to them directed may be therefore discharged against the owners of those Ships in any the Kings Courts The King will be thereof advised 63. A motion touching Statutes of the Staple of no purpose 64. That the Statutes called Articuli super Chartas or Noni Articuli made in the time of E. 1. touching the Steward or Marshall of the Kings House may be executed having this adjoyned that if the contrary be found by Error or averment in the Kings Bench that those two Officers do forfeit for every such default to the King 20 l. and to the party 10 l. The Statutes therefore made shall be kept 65. That no Constable of any Castle be appointed Justice of the Peace and that no man be imprisoned but in the Common Gaoles The King willeth that no man shall be imprisoned by any Justice of peace but in the Common Gaols saving to all Lords their Liberties And the print Cap. 10. agreeth therewith 66. The print touching Multiplication Cap. 4. agreeth with the Record 67. The Commons of Kent make like long complaint against the Constable of the Castle of Dover and have the like answer as in 68. They prayen that no Tithe be payed of Quarries of Stone or Slate The King will thereof be advised 69 The print touching Desms to be payed for the possessions of Aliens Cap. 11. agreeth with the Record 70. The print for cutting out tongues or pulling out eyesâ— Cap. 5. agreeth with the Record 71. That every one being attainted to be a Broker of Usury or Exchange do forfeit all his Goods The same default shall be punished by the Law of the Church 72. A motion touching the making of Cloaths of little purpose 73 That no Custome be demanded of any Cloaths called Kendall Cloaths or other straight cloaths for sale or otherwise whereof the dozen passeth not 3 s. 4 d. The same is committed to the Kings Councell to the taking order therein 74 That all such persons as shall arrest any Knight or Burgess of the Commons or any their servants and know them so to be do fine at the Kings will and render treble damages to the partie grieved There is sufficient remedie for the cause 75 That no supersedeas be granted to hinder any mans action The Statutes therefore made shall be kept 76 The print touching the craftie working of copper instead of gold Cap. 13. agreeth with the Record 77 The Statute made 4. H. 4. tit touching appropriation of Benefices shall be observed 78 That the Mainprizors and their heirs of the Kings Farmors upon the Attainder of those the Kings Farmers for any â—elonie may be discharged The King will be thereof advised 79. The print touching wager of Law Cap. 8. agreeth with the Record 80 Sir Richard Tempest Knight prayeth allowance of 500. marks disbursed to the Souldiers in 20 R. 2. while he was then Lieutenant to the Earl of Huntington of the town and Castle of Carlile and of the West Marches towards Scotland Let him Petition to the King 81. The print touching Iohn Chedder Cap. 6. agreeth with the Record in effect but not in forme 82. The print touching the entertaining of Merchant-strangers Cap. 7. agreeth as next before 83. The print touching Gold and Silver Cap. 9. agreeth with the Record 84. The print touching execution of Statute Merchants Cap. 12. agreeth with the Record 85. The print touching the foot of Fines Cap. 14. agreeth with the Record in effect but not in forme 86. A motion touching Priors Aliens of little purpose 87. The print Cap. 15. touching the generall pardon swerveth from the Record in effect as wanting the word treason and in forme besides Anno Sexto Henrici Quarti Rex c. Henrico Principi Walliae c. apud Coventri tertio die Decembris Teste Rege apud Westm. vicessimo die Octobris EDro. Duci Eborum Ioh. Com. Somerset Edro de Courtney Com. Devon Hen. Percie Com. Northumb. Tho. Com Arundell Michael de la Poole Com. Suff Rado Nevill Com. Westmerland Rico. Com. War Barth Bourchier Edro de Cherleton de Powis Willo de Clinton Mro Tho. de la War Stephano Scroope de Masham Willelm Roos de Hamelake Willo Heron Chlr. Hen. Fitz Hugh Will. de Ferrariis de Groby Tho. de Morley Hugoni Burnell Tho. Berkley de Berkley Iohi. de Welles Rado de Cromwell Rado Baroni de Graystock Rob. Harrington Iohi. Dacre Waltero Fitz-Walter Will. Willoughby Iohi. Cobham Chlr. Tho. Nevill de Halmshyre Will. Beauchamp de Burgaveny Ioh. Lovell de Fishmerch Rico. Gray de Codonore Reg. Gray de Ruthin Tho. Bardolf de Wermegey Petro de malo lacu Rico. Seymore Tho. West Chlr. Tho. Camois Ioh. Tochett Tho. Erpingham Custodi Quinque Portuum Anno Sexto Henrici Quarti Rex c. Henrico filio suo Principi Walliae Duci Cornubiae c. apud Coventrie sexto die Octobris Teste Rege apud Lichfield 25. die Augusti EDro. Duci Eborum Ioh. Com. Somerset Edro de Courtney Com. Devon Hen. Percie Com. Northumb. Tho. Com Arundell Michael de la Poole Com. Suff. Rado Nevill Com. Westmerland Rico. Com. War Barth Bourchier Edro de Cherleton de Powis Willo de Clinton Mro Tho. de la War Stephano Scroope de Masham Willelm Roos de Hamelake Willo Heron Chlr. Hen. Fitz-Hugh Will. de Ferrariis de Groby Tho. de Morley Hugoni Burnell Tho. Berkley de Berkley Iohi. de Welles Rado de Cromwell Rado Baroni de Graystock Rob. Harrington Iohi. Dacre Waltero Fitz-Walter Will. Willoughby Iohi. Cobham Chlr. Tho. Nevill de Halmshyre Will. Beauchamp de Burgavenâ—y Ioh. Lovell de Fishmerch Rico. Gray de Codonore Reg. Gray de Ruthin Tho. Bardolf de Wermegey Petro de malo lacu Rico. Seymore Tho. West Chlr. Tho. Camois Ioh. Tochett Tho. Erpingham
house Chamber and Wardrobe That all revenues and profits of the Crown and Realm may be imployed to the charges next aforesaid That no person on a pain do receive or take by way of gift any the profits aforesaid That two certain days in the week may be appointed for all Suitors to exhibit their Petitions to the King and that some may be appointed to receive and give answer to the same That no man do prefer any Bill or suit to the King on any other days That none of the Council hold plea of any matter determinable at the Common Law That all Statutes touching Buyers and Purveyors may be executed That no one of the Kings Council shall give comfort to any suitor before determination had in full Council That no matters of Council be dispatched but by full assent unless the same require great haste in which cases word shall be sent to such Councellors as be absent to the end their advice may be known The 15 16 17 18 19 and 20 Articles contain That none of the Kings higher Officers or other under-Officers or Clerks of any of his Courts or of his houshold shall take none other then their accustomed Fees nor that they do appoint any Minister under them to do the same That the Queen do pay for the journey to the Kings house as Queen Philip late did That none of the Officers of the Marshalsies of the Kings house or Clerk of the Market do hold any plea other then they did in the time of E. 1. That all the Sheriffs before the election of Knights of the Shire shall by open Proclamation in their Counties appoint fifteen dayes respite the day and place That all the Kings great Officers of every Court and of his House shall maintain the Common Laws That all Aliens being no Denizens do make Fines by a day with the King That the Steward and Treasurer of the Kings house have full power to discharge the Serjeants and other Officers of the Kings house for their misdemeanors That the said Officers and Chamberlain of the Kings house may execute the said offices according to the Statutes of the Kings house That no Officer Judicial or other Minister within the Kings house or in any his Courts have none of the said Offices but at will That every of the chief Officers of the Kings house and Courts shall make yearly due enquiries of all misdemeanors and misprisions done under them and thereof make report to the Kings Council That the Array of the special Assise challenged be tryed at large as in general Assises and that the Sheriff do take nothing for making any Pannel between party and party That all the Articles aforesaid shall only continue unto the end of the next Parliament The King for Six hundred pounds and other considerations granteth to Ralph de Cuer and Peter de la Hay the keeping of the Temporalties of the Bishoprick of Durham to the use of Thomas Langley Clerk Bishop elect by provision from Rome which was before granted to Iohn of Lancaster one of the Kings sons Where the Dean and Chapter of Pauls by the grant of E. 3. was to pay yearly to the King One thousand pounds for the Custody of the Temporalties of the Bishoprick of London for so long as the vacation thereof should endure the King granteth the same to Henry Bishop of Winchester and others to the use of Nicholas Bulbewich Clerk Bishop elect there by the Kings gift Edward Duke of York had the Kings gift of the Lands in Glamorgan in Wales which Constance le Despencer held paying yearly Three hundred pounds the which Rent the said Duke purchased of the King The Wardship of the body and custody of the lands of the Heir of the Lord Fitzwalter was granted to the Earl of Somerset Sundry Letters-patents were made between Philip Dutchess of Ireland and Richard Earl of Oxford touching certain Mannors and other Hereditaments The Castle of Keventhliz and all the Mannors Regalities and Appurtenances of Wertheromon Kandre Cotrich Melbeneth Pilluth Knigthon and Knocklaire in the Marches of Wales are granted to Richard Lord Gray during the minority of Edmond the son and heir of Roger late Earl of March and also the Wardship of the body and lands of the son and heir of Iohn Brightley of Devon was granted to the said Lord. Roger Deynecourt hath Forty marks yearly during his life by the cancelling of the Letters-patents of Richard Stanhop knight by the hands of the Sheriff of Nottingham David Holbath is made a Denizen by the Kings Letters-patents and assent of Parliament Richard Gabriel Clerk hath during his life certain lands in Iopplepenne in the Town of Caleshowethy in Devon to the value of Forty six shillings eight pence Alexander de Knight hath the Wardship of the body and lands of Iohn Daniel the brother and heir of Thomas Daniel of South-hampton holden of the Earl Marshal by Knights service being in the Kings hands by the Insurrection of the said Earl The King pardoneth to Agnes the which was the wife of Thomas Raliegh seventeen pound two shillings five pence for certain arrearages due for the lands of the heir of the said Thomas late in ward The King pardoneth to Sir Iohn Tibetot Knight in fee all the lands and hereditaments of Richard ap Griffith ap Voethus in the Counties of Carmarthen and Cardigan and elsewhere in the Principalities of Southwales for that he was adherent to Owen Glendor Rebel and Traitor and also the Office and keeping the Forrest of Wabridg and Sapeley in the County of Huntington without any thing yielding therefore and further the King gave to him the goods and chattels of Peter Friswick Carpenter a Felon amounting to one hundred and fifty pounds Petitions of the Commons with their Answers The print touching Liberties c. cap. 1. agreeth with the Record That no Tithes be payed for any slates or stones digged out of any quarries Tithes of the same shall be payed where it hath been used to be payed and not elsewhere At the request of the Commons the King granteth that the Statute made in his first year for the discharge of Sheriffs should be kept and for that the same sufficeth not for their discharges the King granteth that Lords of the Councel should have power by the next Parliament to take order therein That payment may be made for Victuals taken by the Kings Purveyors from the time of his Coronation The King is willing to do the same and that all the Statutes of Purveyors be observed The print touching costs cap. 3. agreeth with the Record The print touching Protections for Gaolers cap. 4. agreeth with the Record A long motion for the decent apparreling of every particular estate
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
four gates of London Note that the Judgement for the same is strange that any man in a quiet time and a realm of Peace should be condemned upon a bare Indictment without arraignment or due tryal Upon the Petition of Katherine Queen of England a new Dower is to her assigned by assent of Parliament for that sundry defaults were in the same made in the last Parliament At the request of the Executors of H. 4. the King by his Letters Patents appointeth to pay to the Executors of King H. 5. 40000 Markes to the end they the last Executors should pay the first and discharge the will of H. 5. which Letters Patents are confirmed The Executors of H. 5. prayen delivery of Jewels plate and goods of the said H. to the value of 40000 Marks which is granted It is enacted that as well the Executors of H. 4. and H. 5. shall pay all the debts of those Kings due by Talley as by Debentors It is also enacted that all such as have any of the Kings jewels in gage shall not deliver the same till they be paid At the Petition of the Executors of H. 5. it is enacted that the said Executors shall have all the Wards Mariages goods debts and Chattels which were the said Kings to the payment of his debts by the oversight as in the last Parliament tit 18. The Bishop of Durham Executor to the late Archbishop of York and others prayen the payment of 900 l. â—ent to the King H. 5. upon a Tabernacle of gold late belonging to the Duke of Lancaster and to be discharged against the said Kings Executors for the delivery of the said Tabernacle both of which are confirmed by common assent It is enacted that the Bishop of Winchester shall have Letters Patents to be payed out of any the Customs 20000 Markes which he had lent to King H. 5. The King by Letters Patents appointeth certain Bishops and others to treat and finally to conclude at Durham with the Scotish Ambassadours for the delivery of Iames the Scotish King and of him to make delivery according to their Orders the which Letters Patents are confirmed by common assent Edmond Earl of March son and heir to Roger Earl of March sheweth how King H. 5. for the summ of 10000 Marks paid to certain the Kings creditors by the said Earl promised to the said Earl of word of mouth his own Mariage being then the Kings Ward the which he requireth to be confirmed by Parliament the which was granted A rehearsal by Thomas Duke of Exeter how that King H. 5. before his death should much repent to the said Duke by taking away the land of the Lord le Scroope upon the attainder of H. the last Lord for that he understood that the same were entayled to Iefferey Stephen and Iohn le Scroope his brothers and that the Lord Fitz-hugh and William Porter to whom part of the said lands were given were contented on proof of the intail to make restitution of the same Iohn Stafford Treasurer of England prayeth that the schedule indented made between him on the one part and the Executors of H. 5. on the other touching goods of the said King delivered to the said Executors to the value of 40000 Marks might be confirmed and he thereof discharged the which is granted Note the Inventory containing the Jewels Cloathes of Arras apparel and goods particularly with their prices wherein you shall see plain Gownes of the Kings of lesse value than 40 s. and such other costly apparel as the worst pages of the least Nobleman in these dayes would scorn to wear Iaques Dutchesse of Gloucester is made a Denizen by the whole assent of Parliament Anne wife of the Duke of Bedford is also made a Denizen by the Kings Letters Patents which are confirmed by the Parliament Where King H. 5. had granted to the Dukes of Bedford and Exeter and to sundry other persons certain lands parcel of the Manor of Iscelworth with sundry Priories Manors Fishings and other hereditaments to the use of the Abbesse and Covent of the Monastery of Syon they require that the same may be confirmed by common consent which is granted At the Petitions of Iohn Earl of Huntingdon being prisoner in France by common consent there was given to him towards his ransom the Earl of Gancourt and the Earl of Tokervile being French prisoners here At the Petition of Ioane Queen of England wife to H. 4. the King by common assent restored to her all her Dower and arrerages of the same and all her goods taken from her It is enacted that the Merchant Strangers shall only pay 43 s. 4 d. subsidy for every sack of wool notwithstanding the grant made in 7 H. 5. At the Petition of the Master and Brethren of the Hospital of St. Leonards in York It is enacted that they doe enjoy all their threaves of Corn within the Counties of York Cumberland Westmerland and Lancaster and that they may recover the same by actions of debt or detinue It is enacted that Iohn Duke of York shall by his Attorney or Attorneys be received in any Court to sue or be sued in any action brought for any hereditaments where the reversion or remainder belongeth to the said Duke the print cap. 3. agreeth herewith The print touching the Staple at Callice cap. 4. agreeth with the record It is enacted to continue unto the next Parliament that no licence be granted to any person to transport any slight looms of Hampshire Kent Sussex and York but only at Callice It is enacted that if any person shall carry out of the Realm any Staple ware from the Staple at Callice uncustomed he shall forfeit the same and make fine and ransom at the Kings will â—â— cap. 5. agreeth herewith The print touching the Mint at Callice cap. 6. agreeth with the record The print touching the liberties of the Church cap. 1. agreeth with the record The print that no Cordwayner shall be Tanner cap. 7. agreeth with the record That in Assizes or other VVrits of Entry no man be delayed by the Defendants affirming any reversion or remainder to be in the Kings hand where none is indeed and that all feofments or grants made by any disseisor upon collusion to the King to be void The King will be advised The Commons require that some Commission be granted to determine the manifold oppressions and misdemeanors done by Iohn Lord Talbot and Sr. William Talbot Knight his brother and by sundry other named their servants and officers to sundry the Kings Subjects within the Hundred of Norman-low in the County of Hereford being ancient demesne as
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
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
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
Parliament Where Richard Duke of Gloucester by recovery in the Common-pleas in 14 E. 4. recovered in fee the Manor of West Thamedon and Feildhouse and them of Inge Raulfe alias Ginge Railfe excepted 6. Mâ—ssuages 30. acres of Land 30. acres of Meadow 12. acres of Wood and 30 s. 2 d. of rent in the same Manor of Inge Raulfe against Richard Fitzlowes Esquire The King by assent of Parliament confirmeth the premisses to the said Duke against the heirs of the said Fitzlowâ—s a general saving for all other rights except also as aforesaid In consideration of the charges of Iohn Duke of Norfolk to be spent in the Kings service It is enacted that the said Duke shall and may make a Lease for 5. years of sundry his Manors there to Thomas Archbishop of Canterbury and others for the payment of his debts It is enacted that Iohn Audley Knight Lord Audley shall have the Wardship of Iohn Audley son and heir of Humfrey Audley Knight brother of the said Lord and of Ioane his sister if the said Iohn should die and the Custody of certain Manors by name in Suffolk which late were the said Hnmfreys until such time as the said Lord had received thereof 600 Marks which the said Lord payed for the redemption of the said land to such persons as the King had given the same unto in consideration of the treasons done by the said Humfrey The 26th day of Ianuary Anno 14 E. 4. It was enacted that Henry then Duke of Buchingham should be to all intents reputed and taken a person of full age of 21 years The King by assent of Parliament confirmeth to the said Duke and to the heirs males of his body lawfully begotten 40 l. yearly out of the profits of the Counties of Bedford and Buckingham according to the Letters Patents of Creation and grant thereof made to Humfrey late Duke of Buckingham by H. 6. m. 23. In which year of 23. and many years after the stile of the Earl of Warwick was written thus Henricus Praecomes Regni Angliae et Comes Warr. The which stile was granted by the Kings Letters Patents to the said Earl and to his heirs It is enacted that if Sir Galliard Dureford Knight of Duras a Gascoyne should die in the service of the King that then the Executors of the said Lord for 5. years next after his decease should enjoy an Annuity of 100 l. yearly granted to the said Lord during his life out of the Manor of Bollingbrooke to the performance of his will Sir Iohn Mannigham of Oldford in the County of Midd. Knight is restored to the bloud and lands and an outlary pronounced against him upon an Indictment of Treason made void Edward Ellesmere of London Esquire is restored to bloud and lands and an attainder against him Anno 1 E. 4. made void Iohn Dacre of Essex Esquire convicted as Sir Iohn Manningham tit 27. is likewise restored Where Iames Earl Dowglas was to passe over with the King to whom the King had granted yearly during his life out of sundry Customs 500 l. It was enacted that if he the said Earl should die within 3. years next after his said passage that then his Executors should in three years after receive out of the Customs 300 l. to perform his will Henry Bodrugan of Cornwal Esquire and Thomas Bonethon of the same Gentleman being attainted of Felony by act of Parliament at the surmise of Thomas Nevil Esquire for that they the said Henry and Thomas Bonethon did not appear and answer at a day certain according to the Order of the Parliament doe sufficiently avoid the same by their Petition whereupon they are restored and the said Attainder made void It is to be noted that the said Henry maried Margaret Viscountesse Lisle The same Henry being in like sort attainted at the sute of Iohn Arundel of Talverne in the County of Cornwall Esquire Iohn Peaporse Esquire William Cornswiewe Esquire and Otrice Philip Yeomen of the Crown is restored as next afore The Complaints against the said Henry are long and the crimes hainous Where H. 6. annexed the Priory of Sharborne in Southampton to the College of Eaton It is enacted that such persons as have the same Priory shall yearly â—ind a Masse-Priest to sing in the said Priory and to pray for the soul of the King and for the Soul of Heenport sometime Baron of the Exchequer and founder of the said Priory A long attainder of sundry persons conteined in effect following namely of Richard Welles late of Hellow in the County of Lincoln Knight Robert Welles of the same Knight and Thomas de Leland of Horbling in the said County Knight for levying warr against the King the twelfth of March in Anno 10 E. 4. at Empingham in a place called Hornfield in the County of Rutland Iohn Vere late Earl of Oxford late of Winhod in the County of Essex Knight Thomas Vere of the same Knight William Goldmansion of Bomley in Essex Esquire Robert Harleston of Sumplinge in Suffolk Esquire Robert Gibbon of Wingfield in Suffolk Esquire and others for raising war against the King at Barnet field in the County of Hartford on Easter-day Anno 2 E. 4. The Attainders of Tresham of Sywell in Northampton Knight Robert Bainton of Farleston in the County of Wilts Knight and of Iohn Delves of Uttokesheter in the County of Stafford Esquire and divers others for raising warr against the King at Tewkesbury the 4. of May Anno 11 E. 4. The forfeiture of all the hereditaments of the persons aforesaid with provisions for the Manor of Lilleford in Northampton and the Manor of Hokington in the County of Cumberland and other savings The Earl of Oxford George Vere and Thomas Vere are only pardoned with their lives Sundry provisions and savings and namely of all mens rents and services And for that Richard Hastings Knight had maried Iane the daughter and heir of Richard Wells Knight and the sister and heir of Robert Wells Knight the King by authority of Parliament granteth to the said Richard Hastings Knight for and during his life without impeachment of waste 22. Manors by name in Lincoln with sundry other lands in Lanc. 7. Manors in Norfolk one Manor in Denbigh one Messuage in Lincoln and one Mease called the Base Court with 17. tenements in the Parish of St. Gyles in London all which were Lord Welles or Robert Lord Willoughy or the said Richard Welles The King also granteth to the said Richard Hastings as is aforesaid sundry other Manors by name being the hereditaments of the said Richard Welles and LL. The pardon made for the Earl of Oxford and his brothers by which it appeareth that the said Earl fortified
of false mony frauds and oppressions p 62 70. Of Ninâ—hs moved to cease p 70. Of Robbery and â—hieves p 79 Of Conspiracie and Maintenance to be returned by the Sheriff of the most lawful and nearest men p 87 124. Of Extortions p 152. Of Mortmain p 312. Of Liberties granted in every County p 318. Of Maintainers c. p 482. Jurors in Inquisitions to be sworne and demanded on their oaths whether they or any for their use received any thing p 536. An Act touching Inquisitions by Escheators p 596 542. Inquiries of the whole profits of every County prayed p 672. Inspection of persons whether of age p 103 150. Insurrections pardoned p 7 282 212. see Duress Intrusions into lands held in chief desired to be pardoned p 131. King Iohn his Homage to the Pope for England not binding to his Successors or the Realm p 102. S. Iohn's of Ierusalem a Scire fac sued by the Prior thereof p 184. Their house and Manors destroyed in the Insurrections and those who were chief Actors excepted out of the Pardon p 282. Responcies in the Priors hands converted to to the defence of the Rhodes against the Turks p 312. His Forges in Fleet-street and Rent for them p 624. Iointenants summon'd and severed p 40 41. Iointure confirmed in Parliament p 702. Ipswich the Staple and Shipping of Woolls prayed to be there p 101 443. Ireland care and aid for its safety defence and affairs in Parliament The Kâ—ngs expeditions thither to conquer and subdue it when rebellious p 9 10.12.13.10â—.174.184.281.298.319.337.351.358.360.371.387.390.404.416.425.451.453.454 464.534.681 Receivers and Triers of Petitions thence see Parliament King R. 2. impeached for Exactionâ— on the Clergy for it and carrying over his Jewels thither p 387 388. Justices banished into Ireland Annuities assigned them p 331. Men learned in the Law sent thither to serve as â—ustices to have no excuse p 10. All the Kings Records to be searched to see what hath been done for its amendment p 10. All who have any lands there to repair thither for its defence ibid. Inquiry after the Kings revenues and his Officers frauds and neglects there p 59. Order taken that the lands of Coparceners there might not descend to persons Enemies to the King who would move wars against him p 66. Earl of March Lieutenant of Ireland his Protection allowed in Parliament to stay proceedingâ— on a Writ of Error p 184. Robert de Vere created Marquess of Dublin the old Lands and Dominions of Ireland conferred on him and all Lands there conquered by him p 310â— 311. Outlawry for Felony in Ireland and hereditaments therepon seised by the Kings Lieutenant restitution prayed p 431 432. Iohn Lord Talbot Lieutenant of Ireland his Impeachment of the Earl of Ormond for Treason by Articles in the Marshals Court utterly abolished p 567 568â— Error for Erroneous Iudgment in the Parliament of Ireland brought in B. R. which could not end it prayed to be ended in Parl. here p 596. Sâ—fe-conduct granted to an Irish man to come to the King and his Council p 598. Restitution in the Parliament of England to Lands in Ireland p 672. All Irish men in England to repair into Ireland for its defence under pain of an yearly penalty there rated p 704. An Act against Non-residence in Ireland and prayer that Irish-men bailed by the Laws of England may enjoy the benefit of K. Ed. 3. his pardon c. p 296. An Act against Irish begging Priests and Beggers p 537. Against Irish Bâ—shops p 551. For avoiding Irish-men p 566. Iron an Act against its Exportation 87. Island free liberty of Fishing there prayed p 547. Issues lost by the reason of the Insurrection pardoned p 202. Issues in the Exchequer against Accountants before warning complained of p 70. Pardon of Issues lost craved p 136. Averment against small Issues returned in the Exchequer p 413. Iudge none to be in his own case p 56 130 131 330â— Iudgment Scire fac and Error on it p 56. see Error An Act touching Iudgments in Pleas p 424. Iudgment affirmed in Parliament p 539. Prayed in Parliament where no remedy at Law and granted p 539 540 545. All Iudgments against Owen Glendor confirmed by Act p 600. An Act touching Iudgments p 615. Ivelchester its Burgesses petition to be discharged of a Fee-farm c. p 468. Iurors false to be enquired of and excommunicated p 15. Special able Iurors ordered and returned in special cases by order in Parliament 330 460 473 474. Iurors to say the verity of the fact in every Inquest and great Assise as well as in Novel Disseisin p 71. To be of the most lawful and nearest men in the County p 87 124. Upon Appeals in K. B. p 92. An Act against their corrupt taking p 101 Complained of and examined p 184. An Act touching their discharge in Nisi prius p 295. What persons in Lincoln and in Attaints upon Verdicts there p 330. Misnamed in the Venire fac what remedy p 459â— To be sworne and examined upon oath truly to say whether they or any of them received any thing p 536. Damages in an Attaint to be recovered against them and none to be returned therein under 5 l. p 605 611 624. An Act touching Iuries in pâ—84 â—84 Iustice its due execution desired promised by our Kings and one chief cause of calling Parliaments p 37 100 114 163 172 178 321 358 360 367 404 437 478 534 587 591 592 598 607 618. Not to be denied or kept back from any p 114 410. See Iustices of the Bench. Iustices of the Bench sworne to tâ—ke no reward give good Counsel c. their respective Oaths p 34.48 â—1 197 294 305 317 471 473. Their Fees increased and by whom to be paid p 50 603 623 692. To enquire of false Jurors and Maintenance p 15. To ride Circuits twice a year and take Cogniâ—ance of Fines and Letters of Attorney prayed p 88. Judge rashly in Confederacie p 88. To be Governors of Merchant-strangers ibid. Not to stay Justice for the Great or Privy Seal or any other command p 114 178 317. A Procedendo to them and adjournment for difficulty into Parliament by them p 30. To meet with the Bishops and take order concerning Pensions p 139. To execute their Offices without assent of the Council p 155. Deliver their opinions in Parliament touching a Livery and Seisin which is judged accordingly p 157. No suit between parties to be ended before the Council but Iustices only p 162. Londoners to attend before the Kings Iustices only p 166. Polled Five pounds a man when as Earls paid but Four pounds p 168. Charged in full Parliament to say their knowledge touching a point in Law about a Condition by Paroll p 169â— Examined and sworne before the King upon oath to deliver their Opinions in Parliament touching the priviledge of Sanctuaries in Debt and Executionsâ— p 176. To have power to grant Nisi prius for delivery of prisoners p 178. Called
Bishops to take order Labourers Apprentice Forfeiture Husbandry Labourers Merchants Fryers Admiralty Adjournment Resp. Usage Dovehouse Res. Wales Lands resumed Rebels Res. Kings pleasure Assize of Rent Plea in Bar. Countie Triall Res. Common-Law Grant Office returded Traverse Res. Common-Law Lincoln Povertie Fee-Farm Res. King Quindesmes London St. Martins liberties Ill Fruits Res. Kings Councell Attorneys Falshoodâ—s Attorney Forrainers Acquital Remedie Res. Cornwall Prior of Lanceston Appropriation Penaltie Res. Kent Constable of Dover Res. Kings Councell Array Res. Kings Councell Residence Customers Suggestions Damages Imprisonment Fine Res. Exigent Annuitie Res. Common-Law Purveyors Resp. Presentation Outlawry Additions Res. Common-Law Alâ—ge Victuallers Hostlers Annuities Precedencie Conviction Welchmen 〈◊〉 Fellons Receivers Resp. Kings Councell Welchman Receivers Resp. Kings Councell Congregations Wales Congregations Going armed Variance Welchmen Victualls Arms. Justices Wales Peace Res. Kings Councell Welchmen Flight Next of kin Res. Welchmenâ— Castles Welchmen Merchandize Victuals Market Towns Res. Offices Welchmen Law of England Wales Councell le Roy. Res. Welch Towns English men Wales Owen Glendor Moneys transportation Strangers English commodities Money Râ—s Lord Treasurer Merchants Exchange to Rome Râ—sp Kings Councell Merchants Deceit Customers survey of Merchandize Res. Merchants Customers Oath Residence Comptroller Imprisonment Deputy Searchers Judgments Purveyance Kings debts paid Feoffees in trust Rent charges Res. Kings Councell Approver William Taylor Traytor Acquitted by Writ Res. Chancellour Causes of Parliament Liberties to be enjoyed by all persons Councell Church Temporality Parliament to advise Welsh Rebellion French enemies Isle of Wight Callice Guienne Ireland Scotland Hen. Percies Rebellion Commons to choose and present their Speaker â—etitions Sir Arnold Savage Speaker presented Excuse Protestation Commons request Welch rebels Sea guarded Houshold charg Liveries Repayring of Castles and Houses â—indâ—or Castle Granting away Lands Charging the Commons Subversion of the State Earl of Northumb petition acknowleâ—gemâ—nt and suâ—mâ—ssion in parliament Gathering of power Giving Liveriesâ— pâ—â—â—on prayed Ready submission Justices Lordâ— protestation The onely Judges in parliament of Treason They adjudge the Earls offence no Treason oâ— Felony but Trespass The Earls thanks to the King and Lords for the judgement Oath of Allegiance to the King prince and their heirs in tayle pardon of his Fine and Ransome Arch-Bishops prayer Suspicion Confederacy The Earl purgeth them upon Oath Levying Wars adjudged Treason Kings Houshold reformed persons removed Mr. Richard Durham Master Crosby They come into the Parliament The King excused them Peoples hatred the onely cause of their guilt The King dischargeth and removes them from his House Commons thanks to the King Earl Northumberland Their Oath of Allegiance with the Bishops and Lords to the King Prince and their issue c. there taken Kings Thanks Commons request Earlâ— reconciliation in open Parliament Kissing Taking by the hand Commons request Kings Houshold Officers apâ—ointed with the Parliaments privity Commons request Earls reconciliation in Parliament Shaking by the hands Kissing Commons request Kings purgation of suspected Lords Not to be impeached The Dutchy of Cornewall annexed to the Crown Letters Patents Resumption and Reversion of it to the Crown Princes Councell Scire facias Protection Ayde of the King Sir Iohn Cornwall Sir Iohn Holland Earl of Huntington Kings warranty Recovery in value Commissions of Array Musters Beacons Kings and Lords assent Judges advised with Commission of Array Commons request Committee of Loâ—ds Articles agreed on Aliens Anti-pope Banishment Aliens Dutch confined Frontiers Garrisons Aliens removed from the Kings and Queens servants Persons excepted Welchmen removed from the King Kings assent to these Articles put in execution by his Officers Queen and her Daughters Queen attendants appointed by the King and Lords in full Parliament Patents confirmed Expences for the Houshold 10100 l. Treasurer of the Houshold Hamâ—er worth 2000. l. per an Arch-Bishop Common Law maintained and not delayed Kinâ—s Houshold â—xâ—â—ncâ—s ordered by the Lords Treasureâ—s of the War appointed Kings and Commons assent Proctor Priors Aliens Conventual Priors Religious Aliens removed English in their place Archbishops Protestation Debt Exchecquer Sir Roger Welden Lord Treasurer Commons request Wars with France Kings Councels â—ower Caâ—lice Staple Patents Kings great Councell appointed by Parliament Knight of the Shiâ—e Sheriff false return amended Shâ—riâ—â— imprisoned for his false returne and put to a fine and Ransome Fleet. Commons request Imprisonment Trial by the Common Law Constable Marshall Commission Justices of the Kings Bench. Roger Deynecourt Error in Parliament upon a Judgement Banco le Roy. Scire facias Next Parliament Sir William Gascoin chief Justice Transcript of the Record Clarke of the Paâ—liament Princes Agreement Surrender Cornewall Dutchie Princes Deed. Letter of Atonement Livery and seisin Prince Infant Promise before the Lords to bind him and his heirs at full age Parliament Forme Courts Confession King and Lords give judgement of Lands in Parliament Restitution to the Prince Reconveyance Princes Grant in Parliament of Mannors in the Dutchy of Cornwal Fishing Deed read in Parliament Infants promise Parliament Livery and seisin in Parliament Kings confirmation Queen Ioanes Petition and Dower in Parliament 10000. M. per an Dower Sir Iohn Cornish Petition Feme Count enabled to sue at Common Law against the King or any other for her Dower though not dowable by Law Attainder Dower 〈◊〉 Dispenceâ— Dower recovery though â—oâ—â—eited Duke of Yorks Petition 〈◊〉 iâ— Tayle changâ—d in the Customeâ— of Kingstone and London Customes Iohn Earl of Sommerset Callice Inâ—eâ—â—uâ—e Souldiers Garrison of Callice Tâ—uce Waâ— Aâ—ears of pay demamanded and granted Tho. Earl of Kent Petition Annâ—ty in Joâ—â—ture Dowâ—â—â—eleased Goâ—dsmithâ— of London Petition Survey Maâ—ks Cuâ—lers of London Bils and Writs â—ent to the Major of London Examination Certificate The Mâ—jors â—â—â—â—tificatâ— Goldsmiths Cuâ—lers â—ssay Gâ—â—dsmiths charâ—ter confirmed by Kiâ—g with the Lord asseâ—t Outlawly for Fellony in Ireland Seisure and Forfeiture of their â—â— Lands Lieutenant of Ireland Pardon Restitution prayed in bloud and Lands Granted only for Irâ—e Petition Iohn de Burey Lords assent Restitution Kings warrants Scire sacias Sir Henry Percie Forfeiture Pardon Thiefs Watches Aliens Ships stayed Reprisal King writs Discharge Res. Staple Articuli super Chartas to be executed Steward Marshall Errour Averment Kingâ— Bench. Forfeiture Res. Constable of Castle Justice of Peâ—ce Imprisonment Common Goale Reâ— Imprisonment Multiplication Kent Constable of Doveâ— Tithes of Stone and slate Res. Desmes Aliens Tongues out Eyes Bâ—oker Usurie Eâ—change Foâ—fetuâ—e Râ—s Ecclesiastical Law Cloaths Custome for cloaths Kâ—ndal cloaths Sale Res. Kings Councell Pâ—â—vâ—ledgeâ— of Parlâ—ament Arâ—est of members oâ— their servants Fâ—ne Trebâ—e damages Res. Supersedeas to hinder right Res. Fâ—aud Câ—pper Gold Appropriations Mainpriseâ—s Kings Farms Attainder Dischaâ—ge Wages of Law Sir Richard Tempest Allowance for Souldiers Governour of Caâ—lile Res. Petition to the King Iohn Chedder Merchant-strangers Gold and Silver Statute Merchants Fineâ— priors Aliens Generall pardon Treason Varianceâ— Writs of Summons Writs of Summons Chancellor King Causes of parliament Liberties enjoyed
to a certain number Their Oath Imprisonment Prothonotaries Filicers Custom Seal of Kersies and Frizes Answ. Games Laborers Reprisal of French goods Answ. Letters of Request Gally halfpence Cloth Aulnage Non residence Forfeiture Answ. Convocation Mayor and Commons of Oxford Contribution Desms Fifteens Court Christian Civil Contract Imprisonment Fine Answ. Common Law Kings chief Butler Prizes of Wine Decâ—it Londoners exempted Coloring Strangers wines Answ. London Citizens resâ—â—nt Writs of Summons Commons called Steward Thomas Beauford Chancellor Letters Patents Parliament begun and prorogued King Causes of Parliament Good government Execution of the Laws Defence of the Realm Guarding the seas Trusty Councel Due obedience Keeping of the Laws Hearty relief Kings distresse Liberties to be enjoyed by all persons Commons to chuse and present their Speaker Petitions Thomas Chaucer Speaker presented Excuse Protestation He to speak as others had done before without any Novelty Kings Prerogative Speaker desires time to answer in writing Protestation Tunnage and Poundage granted of their own good will not of duty A Subsidy of 6 s. eight d. upon every 20 l. land Morâ—main Frank almoin Speakers request Kings thanks Kings Councel Treasure well imployed Lord Roos his complaint Robert Therwit Melton Roos Common of pasture and Turbary Lying in wait Fault confessed Pardon craved Arbitrators elected Award in Parliament Right of Common referred William Gascoin Chief Justice Provisions Confederates pardoned Visitation Fault conâ—essed Pardon craved Five hundred marks reparation Reparation refused Pardon granted Archbishop of Canterbury Hereticks Lollards Oxford subject to the Archbishops Visitation University of Oxoâ—â— Popes Bull Exempâ—ion Archbishop diâ—â—â—â—bed in his Vâ—â—itation of Oâ—fâ—rd Chancellor of Oxen Proctâ—â—â— of Oxâ—n Decree in Chancery Oxford University subject to the Archbishops Visitation Their Liberties seised till submission Confirmed by Parliament Kings Prerâ—gative Popes Bullâ—â— Colledge of Fotheringhay Letters-Patents confirmed in Parliament Sir Iohn Lumley Restitution in blood and lands Treason Furry without a Scire fac William de Lasingby Restitution Treasurer Ralph Green Restitution Guieneses proclaimed to be Subjects not Aliens Reproach Denizens King and Lords Advowâ—on Appropriation Chaâ—ntry Vicar Speakers request in the Commons name Kings explanation of an Article Kings prerogative Article revoked Lords and Commons Petition Râ—port that the King was offended with them c. Queen Prince and Kings sons advancement is required Petitions answered Kings thanks Parliament ended Mint Minters Tower Gold Silver Allay Petitions Church-liberties Sheriffs surcharged Answ. Pardon Account Exchequer Quietus est Vâ—xatlon c. Answ. Licence Woolls Staple Calice Answ. Barwick Justices of Assise Merchants strangers Lodging English House Hoast Merchandise Brokers Answ. Lords 〈◊〉 peruse Statutes Answ. Merchants Free exportation Answ. Answ. Price oâ— Pepper Liveries Variance Northumberland Justices of Assize Sheriffs Coroners Presentments Inquiry Maintenance Mony transported Scotland Answ. Plymouth Corporation Answ. Composition Lords of Liberties Report the next Parliament Officers Exactions Impositionsâ— Severn Marches of Wales Robberies Extor-Welchmen Answ. Impositions upon Cloaths and Canvass a grievance Aulnage Answ. Clothes Variance Customers Variance Procedendo prayed Aid of the King Answ. Bristol Glocester Severn Free passage Due custome Exactions Beaudley Answ. Welchmen Arrest of the kinred of Malefactors Answ. Clerks Attornies Revocation Answ. Justices of both Benches to reform mischiefs in their Courts Next Parliament Writs of Summonsâ— Parliament proroged King Chancellor Causes of the Parliament Maintenance of the Churches Corporations and Peoples liberties Parliaments advise Supportation of the K. royall estate Lawes execution Good Government Allyes cherished Enemies suppression Commons to elect and present their Speaker Petitions William Stourton Commons present their Speaker Excuse Speakers Protestation Commons Declaration to the King by their Speaker Kings fair promises for observing Laws not executed Ryots corrected Abbot of Cirencester Speaker required to exhibit complaints in writing Committee of Commons Their Schedule delivered to the King Ireland Marches of Wales Scotland Callice Guyenne Seaâ— garding Navy Government Enemies repulse Speakers Protestation prayed to be entred on record Iohn Dorâ—wood Speaker A new Speaker chosen in place of the former Excuse Protestation Annuities Patents Kings supportation King H. 4. his last Will. The Kings Exec. refuse because the goods will not perform the Will The Names of the Ezecutors Overseers Ordinary The Archbishop of Cant. committeth the Administration Kings goods not to be set to common sale The K. 〈◊〉 them of the 〈◊〉 Executors accompâ— Discharge of Executions Aliens avoided Kings Prerogative Ryce ap Thomas a Welshman made a Denizen Subsidy of staple wares granted Tonnage Poundage granted upon condition General Pardons upon condition Petition Gunwardby Erroneous Judgement in the Kings Bench complained of in Parliament Errors assigned Scire facias to appear at the next Parliament Election of Knights and Burgesses Nusances in rivers Provisions Rome Ordinaries oppressions Probate of wils Resp. Bishops promise to redresse them Ordinaries oppressions Pecuniary Penance Account in the Exchequer Knights Burgesses require Costs and Wages where nothing was done Resp. Presidents to be searched Forgery of Deeds Variance Under-sheriffs Additions Exigent Tryals in Wales Jurors Oath in Inquisitions Embracery Bribery Voir dire Priors Aliens Perambulations Disafforestation Resp. Charters of the Forest. Sheriffs surcharge Oaths Exchequer Resp. Council Barons of Exchequer Barge Ship Boat Deodands Resp. Ships Prize taken Enemies goods Inquisition Resp. Commissioners Aliens Aliens Merchants Imprisonment Priors Aliens lands seized Irish men Begging Priests Merchants free trade Arras Customes Resp. Measures Writs of summons King Painted Chamber Chancellor Churches and other liberties to be enjoyed Kings good Government Recovery of his due Inheritance belonging to the Crown Aid required Times of Peace and Warr. Enemy best assailed when peace at home War requires Good Counsell Subjects obedience Free Aides and Relief Kings royall Voyage Commons to choose and present their Speaker Petitions Thomas Chaucer Speaker presented His Protestation 2 Dismes and 2 Fifteens granted King and Councell Ordinances for coyn Petition to reverse a Judgement for Errours Th. Mountacute Com. Salisbury Erronious Judgement in Parliamentâ— formerly reversed Lords Judges Petition abated Judgement affirmed Nusances in rivers Mils Weares Thames Meadway Ley. Commission Sewers Mayor or keeper of London Justices of Assize Recovery to Assize Justices Commission revoked Judgement prayed notwithstanding Percie E. of Northumberland Prisoner of Warr. Forfeiture Restitution in bloud and Tayl land Resp. Entail proved by record K. Chief Butler Kings Executors ordered to pay debts Tallyes Petition Belknaps sons restitution in bloud and land Petition Letters Patents defective confirmed Fraudulent conveyance Execution prayed Resp. Legall recovery Kings Debts to be paid Pardon of forfeitures for liveries The Earldome and Castle of Richmond confirmed to Iohn Duke of Bedford and his heirs males Lands excepted Release Prior of St. Neote Prior aliens Denizens Confirmation Dean and Chapter of Chichester Prebend and Manor of Welmenghton Letters Patents confirmed Welshmen Denizens Denizen Denizen Lands dissevered from the Crown and united to the Dutchy of