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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
taking special bribes to pay some the Kings due debt by way of brokage All which he should do by practising with some of the Council To some part of which Articles the same Richard answereth and to the rest submitteth himself to the King touching body lands and goods Whereupon the same Richard is committed to prison at the Kings will and that all his lands tenements and goods be seised to the Kings use And to the extortions done by him while he was Farmer of the Subsidies and Customs Order was taken that by Commission throughout England it should be enquired of Also the same Richard was disfranchised William Lord Latimer was openly accused by the Commons for divers oppressions by him done as well while he served under the King in Britain as for the time he was Chamberlain to the King and his Councel namely for that he in Brittain and his Officers had taken of the people there in Victual and ransomes against the Kings will to the sum of twenty four thousand pound and at another time one hundred thousand pound estentes of gold whereof was never answered to the King one penny The particulars whereof do appear The same Lord Latimer was also accused for victual sold in Britain to the value of ten thousand Franks The same Lord Latimer was also accused for the losse of the Town and Fort of S. Saviours in Normandie while he was Captain there and of the Town of Brotherel in Brittain and of other Towns and Forts The same Lord was accused as a partaker of all the evils of Richard Lyons aforesaid particularly Whereunto the said Lord Latimer saving the tryall of his Peers offered to answer any particular persons but that would not the Commons do but generally as is aâ—oresaid Whereupon the said Lord answered every Objection and as it should seem very well avoided them in open Parliament notwithstanding there was the judgment of him in form following For that the Lord Latimer is found in full Parliament in default by his singular Councel and government against the profit of the King and Realm and namely for divers Chevisances to the Kings losse for grants procured to the destruction of the Staple and of the Town of Callis and for divers Impositions laid upon Wools he was awarded in full Parliament by the Bishops and Lords to be in prison in the keeping of the Marshall and to make fine and ransom at the Kings pleasure whereupon the Commons required that he might lose all his Offices and no longer be of the Kings Councel which the King granted And the said Lord Latimer in Parliament found certain Lords and others his Mainprisors for the forth coming of his body during the Parliament as by a Schedule doth appear and by this Mainprize the Marshall of England so offered him to be at large In the Schedule are his Mainprisors viz. one Archbishop three Bishops one Prior of S. Iohn three Earls fifteen Barons and thirteen Knights all their degrees of best renown William Ellis of great Yarmouth was accused of sundry extortions by him done while he was Farmer of the Kings petit customes there and Deputie to Richard Lyons for the Subsidie of sixpence in the pound granted to the King as by the Parliament it doth appear To which Accusation is seemeth that the said William Ellis sufficiently answered notwithstanding judgment was that he should be committed to prison and make fine at the Kings pleasure Iohn Peach of London was accused for procuring a license under the Great Seal that he only might sell sweet Wine in London and that by colour thereof he took four shillings four pence of every man for every Tun thereof sold the which he justified as lawfully he might notwithstanding judgment was given that he should be committed to prison at the Kings will besides recompence to all parties grieved The Lord Iohn Nevil was accused that during the time that he was of the Kings Privy Councel he should buy certain debts due by the King namely of the Lady Ravâ—nsham and Simon Love Merchant far under the value and for receiving of the King more wages and for a longer time for a hundred souldiers in Brittain then was due Of the Ladies own good will for the obtaining her debt he confesseth to have received ninety five pound which was not disproved Of Love he denied any such to be Love being thereupon brought into the Parliament wholly excuseth the same Lord. But because Love had the day before confessed the contrary before two Knights of the House he was committed to prison To the receiving of wages the same Lord fully cleereth himself notwithstanding judgement of Imprisonment and losse of lands and goods and offices was given of him as on others before and that he should make restitution of the ninety five pounds to the Executors of the said Ladie The King ordaineth that from thenceforth no woman should for maintenance pursue any matter in the Kings Courts and namely Alice Perrers upon losse of all that they have and banishment for ever out of the Realm An Order that the Prior of Ecclefield an alien should exhibit his Bill of Complaint against the Lord Latimer for the Parsonage of Ecclefield which the said Lord had wrongfully caused to be recovered against the said Prior. For that Adam de Bury was accused of divers deceits and wrongs done by him while he was Major of Callice and Captain of Bellingham as hereafter may appear and was sent for to come unto the Parliament and came not nor yet could be found It was agreed that all his Goods and Chattels should be arrested and so they were The Bishop of Norwich supposeth an erronious Judgment to be given against him in the Common Place for the Archdeaconry of Norwich belonging to his Presentation and prayeth that those Errors might be heard and redress thereof whereunto Answer was made that Errors by Law in the Common place are to be corrected in the Kings Bench and of the Kings Bench in the Parliament and not otherwise As well at the complaint of the men of Leistock as the pursuit of the Commons the grant late made by the King to the Town of great Yarmouth that one place in the Sea called Kirklerode annexed to the Port of Yarmouth should be utterly repealed saving all other their Liberties On Wednesday the day after S. Iohn at the request of the Commons came into the open Parliament before the Lords and Commons Richard Burdeaux the son and heir of Edward late Prince of Wales and heir apparent to the Realm of whom after the Archbishop of Canterbury had spoken words of commendation the Commons with one voice prayed that the Lords would make him Prince of Wales as his Father was who said it laid not in them but in the King only so
in his own Country unless some forreign Justice be associate with him Who will complain shall have right That the Charter made to the men of Yarmouth that none should within the time of their fishing buy any Herring within seven miles of the same Town may be repealed so as men may openly buy and sell. The King granteth in respect of a new grant above mentioned saving to the Town all other their Liberties with this Clause licet That no man be barred by any warranty collateral but for so much of lands as descended to him by such Ancestry The King will be advised untill the next Parliament That the Justices of Assize shall keep their Sessions in Towns where Gaols be and make their deliverances before their departure at the least once by the year and that to the same Justices may be made in one Patent as well to take the Assize as to deliver the Gaole The Justices of Assize shall have their Patent in such wise as hath been and shall as well take the Assize as make delivery That all Sheriffs may be yearly chosen at the Feast of S. Michael and so as their gifts and dinners to the Officers of the Exchequer may be done That the Justices deliver into the same Court their Extracts at the Utaves of S. Michael and that they be delivered to the Sheriff at the fifteen of S. Martine or the day after Hilary at utmost That Sheriffs and Escheators may be yearly removed Sheriffs and Escheators shall be yearly chosen at Michaelmas and have out their Commissions the day after All Souls that no dinners or gifts be given them in the Receipt or Exchequer on pain That Writs be sent into all the Counties of England to publish the perambulations of the Forrest heretofore made and to make new perambulations and to establish the continuance of the same so as every Officer upon the breach thereof do forfeit his Office and render double damages to the party grieved The King meaneth newly to make perambulations through England and willeth that the Charter of the Forrest be observed That remedy may be had against certain Lombards who have coloured certain ships fraughted and wrecked goods of the Kings enemies and persued by certain of the Kings Subjects to be their own and by sinister means have obtained the same The grieved upon suit to the Councel shall have right That no lands or tenements be seized by any of the Kings Officers of any person not attainted of Treason or Felonie in his life time Let it be more fully opened That no Sheriff Under sheriff or Gaoler be Justice during their Offices neither that they be put in any Commission then only concerning their Offices It liketh the King That the Bishops do certainly appoint what shall be taken for a Probate of a Testament and for an Acquittance upon the accompt The Statutes therefore made shall be kept That for goods of Felons found by office every man may traverse such Offices and upon the reversing of the same to be discharged The Law shall stand as it doth That no man be charged upon an account in the Exchequer of Scottish money sweet Wine sold without licence Corn Lead Tin Worsted Butter and such like whereby no profit is to the Prince That for Scottish money remedie was provided 47 E. 3. tit 19. for sweet Wines remedy was appointed at the last Parliament and for the rest shall be with opportunity That the Clerks of the Market of the Kings houshold do not by extortion take Fines in gross or certain of any Towns and that there may be appointed a certainty of Measures and Weights according to to the Standard He shall see punishment done according to the quality of the fault without any such Fines taking there where he doth not his Office And the measure to be according to the Standard and Statute made That no Patent of any Lands found by the Escheators Enquest be granted so as the party will stand bound to answer the King the profits thereof if upon trial it be found for the King The King will be advised thereof That the Chancellor upon the Writ of Champerty may grant forth Writs at the suit of the party and that he may recover damages in his suit The King will be advised until the next Parliament They require remedy against reservation of Benefices from Rome This Bill is elswhere answered That the Lord Steward and Marshal of the Kings houshold do hold no other pleas then are contained in the Statute called Articuli super Chartas That they of twelve miles may be certainly limited whether from the Kings presence or the place of the housholdâ— and not from both unless they be together and that the Steward do keep his Session within three miles about the presence of the King as it hath been accustomed They shall have jurisdiction from the place where the King himself is or from the place where the houshold is kept twelve miles of every part only and not from the one and the other at one time And further the Statute therefore made shall stand That every man in the Exchequer being impleaded may wage his Law as in other Courts where wager doth lie They shall not wage their Law in the Exchequer as in other Courts where the King is not party That the Corographer may be sworne that neither he nor none of his Clerks do take for the ingrossing of a Fine but only Four shillings The Statute made therefore shall stand A long Bill against the usuâ—pations of the Pope as being the cause of all the plagues injuries famine and poverty of the Realm so as thereby was not left the third person or other Commodity within the Realm as lately was That the Tax paid to the Pope for Ecclesiastical dignities doth amount to five times as much as the Tax of all the profits as appertain to the King by the year of this whole Realm and for some one Bishoprick or other dignity the Pope by way of translation and death hath three four or five several Taxes That the Brokers of that sinful City for money promote many Caitiffs being altogether unlearned and unworthy of a Thousand marks Living yearly where the learned and worthy can hardly obtain Twenty marks whereby Learning decayeth That Aliens enemies to this Land who never saw nor care for to see their Parishioners have those Livings whereby they despise Gods service and convey away the treasure and are worse thâ—n Jews or Saracens To be considered that the Law of the Church would have such Livings to be bestowed for charity only without praying or paying That reason would that Livings given of devotion should be bestowed in hospitality That God had
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
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
about the Kings person for this year The said Sir Richard le Scroop by the Kings commandment answered that albeit there never was account of Subsidies in or out of Parliament yet notwithstanding the King would that the said William and Iohn with others of the Kings Council should shew them the same so as the same should be taken for no example Touching any of the Kings debts the Exchequer used not to forget them Touching the Kings Officers and Councellors the King will chuse them according to his pleasure and thereafter make them prevail He therefore willeth the Lords as knowing the necessity to have due and speedy consideration thereof The Commons require longer day for the exhibiting of theâ—r Petitions which was granted They also require the Enrollment of the Aids and Subsidies granted the last Parliament the which was granted at the Kings pleasure and not at their request The Commons then require that five or six of the Lords might be appointed to come to discourse with them the Lords denyed that saying the same was the guise of two or three Parliaments before but theirs was that the Lords should among themselves chuse a certain number and the Commons the like and that they should confer together which they would do for if the Commons would not dissever themselves neither would they the Lords to which Order the Commons agreed After the Commons had reviewed the Enrollments of the receipts and expences about the Wars they eftsoon returned into the Parliament and commended the same as very honourable only they said that touching the forty six thousand pound defraied about the Marches of Callice Brest and other places of Gascoign and certain ransoms of prisoners should not run in their charge considering those defences were out of the Realm Thereunto was answered that those places were the very Barbicans and Propugnacles of the Realm the which being well defrauded and the Sea kept we should then enjoy peace at home and not otherwise The Commons then thought the goods of King E. 3. able to serve the turn Whereto was answered that the same goods were justly praised and delivered to certain his Creditors except certain implements of houshold wherefore the King stood bound to pay the value to certain of his Credâ—tors The Archbishop of Canterbury came before the King and Lords and required audience giving first most lowly thanks for the confirming of the liberties of the Church He then required that the great villany done in the Abby-Church of Westminster may be revenged viz. for that Robert Hamley Esq. and one other were murthered in the Church of Westminster by the high Altar at high Mass time And so beseecheth that the King may be vertuously brought up in his youth and have good Counsel The Temporal Lords on the contrary wished for the like bringing up of the King in vertue â—nd pray the King that where the Clergy hath incroached against the Laws that the same may be redressed They further say That the Judges and learned of the Law and certain Doctors of the Divine Civil and Common Law being examined and sworne before the King have thereby affirmed that no man ought to enjoy the Sanctuary in cases of Debt Accompt or Trespass but only in cases where the life or member of a man lieth in danger All which those Doctors and Clerks did after in this present Parliament defend and openly prove against the Bishops whereunto the Bishops could not then answer but required longer day which was granted Note in this Record are made certain reasons against Sanctuary for Debts about which priviledge it appeareth this Hurly-burly to have been The Lords and Commons grant to the King the like Subsidy of Wooll and Staple ware as was granted in 50 E. 3. tit 7. but expressed in 43 E. 3. tit 10. for one year over and above Which said subsidies they granted to the King as a new increase of the same subsidies Thirteen shillings four pence of every sack of Wooll Thâ—rteen shillings four pence for every twelve score Wooll-fells Twenty six shillings eight pence of every Last of Skins passing out of the Realm of all manner of persons for one year They also grant to the King six pence of every Twenty shillings merchandise passing or coming into the Realm They require the King to imploy their Grants to the maintenance of Wars and to appoint suffâ—cient and able Treasurers therefore as lately And to take these their Grants in good part for that by Plague War and Murrain they are able to do no more William of Montacute Earl of Salisbury rehearseth the old Petition contained in 1 R. 2. tit 28. 29. and prayeth as there is redress The Writ of Scire facias whereby the Earl of March was willed to appear The Sheriffs return upon the same Scire facias that the same Earl of March was not found within this Bailiwick neither any Lands or Tenements to be warned thereby who was Sheriff of Shropshire Whereupon the said Earl of Salisbury required another Scire fac for to warn Edmund now Earl of March the son and heir of the said Roger to be and answer at the next Parliament which was granted The Lady Nevill of Essex complaineth and sheweth that where Iohn Brewes and others brake her house at London and violently took thereout Margery the daughter of Iohn Nerfourd son to the said Lady and carried her away unto the house of Robert Howard knight All who kept away the said Margery to the end she should not pursue in Court Christian adnullation of contract of matrimony against the said Iohn Brewes For which cause the said Robert was by the Council committed to the Tower and after delivered surety and promised to do his uttermost to bring forth the said Margery by Michaelmas ensuing or else to yield himself prisoner to the Tower again The said Robert at Michaelmas came before certain of the Council and shewed his travel about the expedition asore but that he could not meet with her To whom the said Council gave three moneths of longer respite Notwithstanding upon the said Ladies pursuit for that the said Robert not bringing forth the said Margery did not yield himself prisoner to the Tower the same Robert was therefore committed to the Tower again Sir William of Windsor and Alice his wife late called Dâ—me Alice Perrers pray the revocation of a Judgment made in the last Parliament tit 41 42 43. against the said Alice for Errors therein contained The Record was brought forth and Errors assigned But the Kings learned Council adjudged and the Kings favour they could not sue in such wise but require that by Aâ—torney they might sue therefore Whereupon the said William and Alice his wife late called Dame Alice Perrers by a new Bill required that they by Edmund Clay and Robert Brown their
appointed Justice of Assize or deliverie or of the Peace in his Countrie The King thereof will be advised That such Justices as keep the Sessions in the Shire of York may hold Sessions also twice in the year at least in the Counties of Northumberland Cumberland and Westmerland That the Justices shall hold their Sessions in order to the order made without reasonable excuse It is enacted for holding the Assizes in effect according to the Print Cap. 5. but not in forme That the Justices and their Clarks do enroll all Deeds to them brought within one Quarter of a year after such Deeds to them brought or else to answer the partie thereby endamaged The Statutes therefore provided shall be examined observed That the King will appoint good orders about his person and rule of his houshold so as he may live within his Revenues and that all profits and gifts may be employed upon the Wars to the ease of the Commons The King much desireth it and so by advise meaneth to do The King at the request of the Commons granteth pardon of all treasons and Fellonies done in the late Insurrection except certain before excepted and except Iohn Horne Adam Carlill and Walter Sibell of London now accused of horrible Acts. That remedie may be had against the misdemeanours of Cheshire men touching their rapes and other oppressions done in sundrie Countries wherein they seem to be lawless The King by advise will take the best order saving the liberties of Chester The print touching Ravishers Cap. 6. agrees with the Record in part but not altogether for that the print in sundry points containeth more than is in the Record quod nota For sundry causes in the Record alledged the Commons require that the King would allow to the Bishop of Norwich a certain Army and Provision therefore for the Invasion of France considering that the said Bishop hath the Popes Grosarie to prosecute the Anti-Pope and all his adherents of whom the French were chief The King hath appointed his Councell to treate with the Bishop herein That no Patent upon an enquest of office of the Escheator be granted of any mans lands untill the Kings title be fully disclosed The Statute therefore made shall be kept The King at the request of the Commons pardoneth all Trespasses touching Lands or Tenements Trespasses done by the Kings officers or other great Lords and of Jurors and maintainers of quarrels After three years expired during which terme the Sheriffs of Essex and Hertford hath by Parliament pardon of one hundred marks yearly parcell of his charge The King granteth the like pardon for three years more Upon complaint made by the Commons the King willeth that prohibition be made against the Popes Collectors for receiving of first-fruits The King upon request of the Commons confirmeth the Statute made in the last Parliament that the Barons of the Exchequer may discharge all matters there sued without further attending of the great or prive Seale The King revoketh the Statute made in the last Parliament tit 17. and the 5. Chapter in the Print touching Preachers upon the words of the Commons being this Forasmuch as the same Statute was never assented nor granted by the Commons but that which was therein done for it was never their meaning to be justified and bind themselves and their Successors to the Prelates no more than their Ancestors have done before them The King at the request of the Commons enacteth that no man from henceforth doeth transport any Corne out of the Land other than to Callice Gascoyn Brest Shirburgh and Barwick on forfeiting of the same And that no loading be granted to the contrary and that such as have Licence be bound to the same The Print touching Victuallers to bear no Judiciall office Cap. 9. agreeth with the Record The Print touching retailing of Fish Cap. 10. agreeth with the Record in effect but not in forme altogether The Print touching fore-stalling of Fish Cap. 11. agreeth with the Record in effect but not altogether in forme Among these Bills mention was made to have some remedy against Usurie Usurers and Brokers Touching Usurie the King would the Laws of the Church should discuss the same but if any man be grieved by Usury upon accompt trespass extortion oppression falsehood deceipt or such like means the Laws and Customes of the Realm shall punish the same The Print touching the Oath of Officers for the observation of the four Articles aforesaid Cap. 12. agreeth with the Record in effect but not in forme Note that these five Articles aforesaid were devised and requested by the Mayor and Aldermen and Ciâ—izens of London Upon the exhibition of the last Bills by the Mayor and Aldermen of London as is aforesaid aswell the said Mayor and Aldermen as most of the Fishmongers were at the reading of the same Bill in the Parliament at what time one Nicholas Exton who spake for the Fishmongers prayed the King to receive him and his Company into his protection so as no Corporall hurt come to them Thereupon it was commanded to either parties that they should keep the Peace the one towards the other on pain of loosing all that they had This done one Walter Sibell a Fishmonger started up and required audience which granted he began to crow that those devises were not exhibited for any good zeale to the Common-wealth but for meer malice born to the Fishmongers for that the chief exhibiters being in the time of King E. 3. condemned to prison for sundry their misdemeanors were so imprisoned by certain of the Fishmongers then being chief officers in London for which cause malice was to that time To that one Iohn Moore a Mercer answered that the Citizens of London meant to keep the Peace towards them unless they went about to let into the said City the Rebels of Kent and Essex as the said Walter and others did lately Walter took advantage of these words and desired the Lords to bear witness Moore hereupon expounded his words saying as the report went and prayed that the same might be enquired of which was granted Anno Sexto Richardi Secundi The Parliament holden at Westminster the Munday in the third week in Lent An. 6. RICHARDI 2. THe same Munday being the 24. of February certain Bishops and Lords assembled in the place accustomed in the Palace of Westminster and for that it was reported to them that sundry Sheriffs had not returned their Writs the Parliament by the Kings Commandement was adjourned to the next day The same Tuesday following the King with the Bishops Lords and Commons assembled in the Parliament before
persuading the English to decline there to departed from their own offers a good cause of assurance for the English in so good a quarrell to look for Victorie He then concludeth by shewing that four means or ways would greatly furtherâ— yea and speed this Consultation First to be early in the House the second to repell all Melancholly Passions the third to begin at most needfull matters And then to direct without mixture of any Orders And fourthly to abandon all Maintaining and partaking Receivers of Petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of Petitions for Gascoyn and other places beyond the Seas and of the Isls. Tryars of Petitions for England c. as above Tryars of Petitions for Gascoyne c. as above The Lords and Commons granted to the King two Fifteens conditionally that the one Moitie of the Fifteen granted in the last Parliament may cease and so as if the King go not in Person or that Peace be taken then the last Fifteen may cease Upon discourse between the Chancellor and Schollers of Cambridge and the Mayor and Bayliffs of the same for the Kings Grant made to the Chancellor in the fifth year of this King tit 59. the King explaineth his said Grant in two points viz. that the said Chancellor c. shall have the delivery of the Bushell half Bushell and the Peck and the Groat for the Bushell and every other measure after the rate And the said Chancellor shall by his or their proper Officer Summon attach Regrators and such offenders of Victuals to appear and answer such offences Walter Sibell of London was arrested and brought into the Parliament before the Lords at the suit of Robert de Vere Earl of Oxford for slandring him to the Duke of Lancaster and other Nobles for Maintenance The same Walter denyed not but that he said that certain there named recovered against him the said Walter and that by Maintenance of the said Earle as he thought The said Earle being present affirmed himself to be innocent thereof and to be tryed Walter thereupon was committed to prison and the next day humbly submitting himself he desired the Lords to be a meane for him saying that he could not accuse him whereupon the Lords Convicted him to the Damage of 500. marks to the said Earl for the which and for his Fine and Ransome he was committed to Prison Alice the wife of Sir William Windsor Knight desired to have the Judgement and Order made against her in the time of King E. 3. and the Judgement and Statute made against her in the first year of this King to be repealed and that she may be restored to all her Lands and Tenements whatsoever The King repealeth those Orders Judgements and Statutes so as all Gifts Grants and Feoffments of any the Lands Tenements or houses repealed may remain in force The Prior of Montague rehearsed his matter contained in the last Parliament tit 21. Sir Richard Seymore in proper person appeareth upon the Sheriffs returne the old Record and process at large repeated wherein is a goodly forme of pleading worthy of all good Lawyers to be had by heart The Prior is willed to assign his Errors who assigneth according to the last Parliament tit 20. And for the Error in being put out of the Ayd of the King the cause in long pleading was this The Kâ—ng granteth to William de Montague Earl of Salisbury c. by Letters Patents the Patronage of the said Priorie and the Custody and Farme of the same in time of Peace and War yet after this Grant made to the Earl the same King E. 3. for a certain Rent granted the same Priorie to the said Prior during the Wars saving to him Knights Fees and advousons of Churches and after granteth the same Rent or Farme to the Earl And for that ayd of the King upon this disclosing was denyed to the Earl it was with the other conteined in the title before in error For which Errors It was adjudged that the former Judgement given in the Kings Bench should be undone and void and that the Prior should be restored to the said Mannour with the mean profits with commandement given to the Chancellor to execute the said judgement so alwaies as the said Sir Richard de la Poole by a Writ of Right or a new scire fac may prosecute his suit again Petitions of the Commons with their Answers THe print touching the Liberties of the Church Cap. 1. agreeth with the Record in effect but not in forme The print toâ—ching Justices of Assize Cap. 2. agreeth with the Record The print touching Justices and Barons of the Exchecquer not to take any Mans Fee Cap. 3. agreeth in manner with the Record but not altogether in forme for that the Record hath much more quod nota That the Goods and Lands of any being dead be not seised into the Kings hands for any Debt unless the same be found of Record a Debt It shall be used as in time past That a pain may be provided for such as having any Castle or Fort Resident in the Marches of Scotland and do not furnish the same for Defence according to a Statute made in the sixth year of this King The King will charge the Lords to do the same as heretofore they have done Prohibitions touching Tyth-Wood shall be granted according to the Statute made in the 45th of E. 3. which is enacted Sundry Counties complain against the men of Cheshire for their sundry Robberies Felonies and other misdoings done in those Countries by reason of such misdoers forfeit no goods in the same Shire and to pray that they may Forfeit their Lands and Goods for Fellonies done in other places The King meaneth to provide remedy therefore if God so will That no Man take any the Fry of Fish in the River of Thames unless the Meshâ— of the Net be according to the Statute therefore provided The Statute therefore heretofore made shall be observed That some remedy of Defence may be provided for the Towns of Rye and Winchalsey for that upon suddain Invasions of the Enemy they are often spoyled and burned The King will provide therefore That none being Sheriffs Under-Sheriffs or Escheators shall for three years after execute the same Office again according to the Statute made The Chancellor shall answer by mouth The Answer of the Chancellor It were prejudiciall to the King and his Crown after one year to choose eft soon the same person being an able man wherefore it shall be at the Kings pleasure It is
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
their Fees the Parliament ended Touching the Fourth Fifth and Sixt Chapters in Print of this year is no mention made in this Record Anno Duodecimo Richardi â—ecundi Rex c. Avâ—nculo suo â—d Duci â—bor c. salutâ—m apud Câ—ntâ—b c Cro. Nativitat Mariae prox futur c. Teste Rege apud Oxon. xxviii Die Julii CHariss Avunculo suo Tho. Duci Gloucestriae Chariss fratri Regis Tho. Com. Cantii Chariss fratri Regis Ioh. Holland Com. Huntington Dilecto fideli Consanguineo Ric. Com. Arundell Tho. Com. Warr. Ed. de Courtney Com. Devon Will. de Monteacuto Com. Sarum Hen. Percie Com. Northumb. Hen. Com. Darbie Thom. de Mowbray Com. Maresc Nottingh Ric. de Audley de Heleigh Ioh. de Falâ—esley Chlr. Tho. Camois Chlr. Guid. de Bryan Ioh. de Clinton Ric. Talbot de Godrackcastle Ioh. le Ware Hen. le Scroope Ioh. Roos de Hamelake Ioh. Nevill de Raby Ioh. Gray de Codonore Hen. Gray de Wilton Hen. Fitz-hugh Ric. Scroope Ioh. Deureeux Hugo Burnell Will. la Zouch de Harringworth Rogero Clifford Rado de Cromwell Rado Lumley Will. de Thorpe Rado Baroni de Greystock Will. Botteraâ—x Chlr. Ioh. de Bellomonte Rob. de Harrington Rob. de Willoughby Ioh. de Clifton Ioh. de Cobham de Kent Will. de Dacre Ioh. de Strange de Knokin Tho. de Nevill de Halmshyre Ric. Seymore Rado Basset de Drayton Phillippo de Darcey Tho de Morley Ioh. Lovell de Fishmerch Ioh. de Monteacuto Ioh. de Cherlton de Powis Tho. de Berkley Ioh. de Welles Philippo de le Dispencer Ioh. Devereux Custodi Quinque Portuum Anno decimo tertio Richardi Secundi Rex c. Joh. Duci Lancastriae c. apud Westm. die Lunae post Festum Sci. Hillarii Teste Rege apud Redding Sexto die Decembris CHariss Avunculo suo Ed. Duci Gloucestriae Chariss Fratri Tho. Com Cantii Chariss fratri Ioh. Holland Com. Huntington Ric. Com. Arundell Tho. Com. Warr. Ed. de Courtney Com. Devon Will. de Monteacuto Com. Sarum Hen. de Percie Com. Northum Tho. de Mowbray Com. Maresc Notting Rico. Audley de Heleigh Ioh de Fallesley Chlr. Tho. Camois Chlr. Tho. de Morley Ioh. Bourchier Ioh Lovell de Fishmerch Ioh. de Cherlton de Powis Ioh. de Clinton Ric. Talbot de Greystock Ioh de Warr. Hen. de Scroope Ioh. Roos de Hamelake Rado Nevill de Rabie Ioh. Gray de Codonore Hen. Gray de Wilton Reginaldo Gray de Ruthin Hen. Fitz-hugh Ric. le Scroope Ioh. Devereux Hugo Burnell Will. la Zouch de Harringworth Tho. de Clifford Rado de Cromwell Rado Lumley Will. Thorpe Rado Baroni de Graystock Will. Botreaux Ioh. de Bellomonte Rob. Harrington Rob. de Willoughby Ioh de Cobham de Kent Will Dacre Ioh. de Strange de Knokin Tho Nevill de Halmshyre Rico. Seymore Rado Basset de Drayton Tho. Darcey Tho. de Morley Ioh. Bourchier Ioh. Lovell de Fishmerch Ioh. de Monteacuto Ioh. de Cherlton de Powis Tho de Berkley Ioh de Wells Philippo le Dispencer Almarico de St. Amand. Ioh. Devereux Custodi Quinque Portuum The Parliament holden at WESTMINSTER the Munday next after the Feast of St. HILLARIE in the thirteenth year of the Raign of King RICHArD the Second ON the same Munday being the eleventh day of Ianuary William de Wickham Bishop of Winchester and Chancellor of England by the Kings commandement declared before him and the whole Estates how the King now being come to more full age meant the better to see his people governed and that as well the Clergy as the Temporallitie should enjoy all their Liberties He further sheweth how the King being environed with his enemies of France Spain and Guienne on the one part and of Scotland and Ireland on the other was now to consult in what wise Peace or Defence might be taken with them And how ayde to sustain the charges thereof might be levied of the Lords and Commons without which it would not be avoyded Receivers of Petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of Petitions for Gascoine and other places beyond the Seas and of the Isls. Tryars of Petitions for England c. as above Tryars of Petitions for Gascoine c. as above On the twentieth day of Ianuary the fourth day of the Parliament the Bishop of Winchester being Chancellor and the Bishop of St. Davids being Treasurer with all the Lords of the great Councell except the Clarke of the Privy Seal prayed the King to be discharged of their said Offices and to have others therein placed At which time the Chancellor gave up to the King the great Seal and the Treasurer the Keys of the Exchecquer the which the King received and them discharged together with the Lords of the great Councell who being discharged required openly in the Parliament that every person would complain of any thing unduly done by them The Commons required respit of answer untill the next day At which time they with the Lords upon demand affirmed all to be well done Whereupon the King recharged those Officers by delivering the great Seal to the said Bishop of Winchester and the Keys of the Treasury to the said Bishop of St. Davids and received those to be his Councellors which were before with his Uncles the Dukes of Lancaster and Gloucester with Protestation for any act then done he would at his pleasure take or refuse his Councellors aforesaid All of which said Officers and Councellors were then sworn in Parliament faithfully to Counsell the King For certain causes shewed in Parliament it was enacted that no man should be impannelled or returned in the Assize of Novell Disein granted by Walter Parke of Upton Escandaâ—â—ore before the Justices of Assize in c. against Ioan Prioress of Detford and her Under-Tenants in Ashton St. George of Ashton Bevell nor in any Inquest to be taken in a writ of Trespass by the said Walter before the Justices of the Common Place against Henry Green Knight and the said Prioress for Trespass done at Upton Escandamore unless he have Lands and Tenements to the value of 40 l. a year at the least The 26 th day of Ianuary Iohn Mandonor Cleark was charged openly in Parliament that he should not pass nor send over to Rome nor attempt to do any thing there touching the Arch-Deconry of Durham in prejudice of the King or of his Laws or of the partie presented thereto by the King on perill of that might ensue Iohn Choungeor complainant against Sir Robert Knowles Knight for that he infeoffed the said Sir Robert of certain his Lands untill certain money was to him payed which was done and that the said Iohn could not have his Land whereupon by Writ the said Sir Robert appeared in
enacted by the assent of the whole Parliament that the Staple of Wools shall be holden in places within this Realme according to the 27 th of E. 3. untill the Feast of the Nativitie of St. Iohn Baptist next ensuing And that every Merchant Denizon and Alien may during the same time buy any kind of Wools of what person soever bringing to Callice one Ounce of Gold in Bullion for every Sack of Wool After which Feast of St. Iohn Baptist the Staple shall be kept in such Towns upon the Sea Coast as to the Lords of the Councell shall seem good The Commons for the great affiance which they repose in the King granted that he by the advice of his Lords might make such toleration touching the Statute of Provision as to him should seem good untill the next Parliament so as the Statute be repealed in no Article thereof nor none disturbed of his lawfull possession so also as they may disagree thereunto at the next Parliament with this Protestation that this their assent being in very deed a Noveltie be had or taken for no example It is enacted that no man from henceforth shall be compelled to appear or answer before the Counsell of any Lord or Lady of any thing reall or personall appertaining to the Laws of the Land The Lords and Commons granted to the King one half Desme and the like Fifteen and one whole Desme and one Fifteen conditionally that if the King went not personally into France or Scotland against his enemies or that Peace were taken before with his said enemies that then the same they grant should remain to be imployed upon other defence of the Realm The King at the request of the Commons granted that between this and the next Parliament no Eyire or Trayle le baston should be kept nor no generall Commission of Oyer and Terminer granted without urgent necessity It is to be remembred that the grant of the Subsidies in the last Parliament shall stand in force The second day of December the Lords and Commons require the King that he would as largely injoy his Prerogative as any of his Progenitors did notwithstanding any Statute and namely the Statute made at Gloucester in the time of King E. 2. the which Statute they utterly repeal for which their tender affection the King giveth them thanks and granteth thereunto The print touching recognizance taken before the Mayor of the Staple cap 9. agreeth with the Record The Commons in open Parliament declared that if any treatie of peace or league were to be taken with the Kings enemies that it were expedient that the Duke of Guienne as the most honourable should go to the same treatie The King answered that he would the same if the Duke so pleased whereunto the said Duke did say that he was very ready The Prior of Holland in Lancashire complaineth of a great Ryot done by Henry Treble of Throngaston William his Brother Robert Gisseldon Robert Grubber Richard Sprat Iohn Greenbow and others for an entrie made by them into the Parsonage of Whitewick in the Countie of Leicester whereupon Iohn de Ellingham Serjeant at Arms by verue of a Commission to him made brought into the Parliament the said Henry Treble and Iohn Greenbow who were principall misdoers who upon examination confessed the whole matter and were therefore committed to the Fleet there to remain at the Kâ—ngs pleasure and after they made Fyne in the Chancery and agreed with the said Prior and found suertie for their good behaviour and so were delivered The Abbot of St. Oseches in Essex complained against Iohn Rechell for diverse imbraceries by him done and namely that the said Iohn should refuse the Order of the Duke of Lancaster therein where he had comprimitted himself thereto whereupon the said Iohn was caused to come into the Parliament where the Duke affirmed his Award there entred by word the which the Chancelour was charged to see the same Iohn accomplish The Stile of the said Duke was Iohn the Son of the King of England Duke of Guiene and Lancaster Earl of Derby Lincoln and Leicester Steward of England For that Sir William Bryan Knight had purchased from Rome a Bull directed to the Archbps. of Canterbury and York to excommunicate such as had broken up his house and had taken away diverse Letters Priviledges and Charters the same Bull being read in Parliament was adjudged prejudiciall to the King his Councell and in derogation of the Laws for the which he was by the King and assent of the Lords committed to the Tower there to remain at the Kings will and pleasure Thomas Harding oâ— Maintred accused Sir Iohn Sutton Knight and Sir Richard Sutton Knight his brother as well by mouth as by writing for that by their Conspiracie he was committed to the Fleet for the Major of Bradwell in Essex upon hearing of both parties for that the two Knights were known to be of good name the said Thomas was committed to the Fleet there to continue during the Kings pleasure Iohn Shadwell of Boghsteed in the Countie of Sussex was likewise committed to the Fleet there to remain as above for that he informed the Parliament that the Arch-Bishop of Canterbury had excommunicated him and his Neighbours wrongfully for a Temporall cause appertaining to the Crown and to the Laws which was adjudged by the Lords to be untrue Iohn Shepy Cleark Prebendary of Nassington in the Cathedrall Church of St. Mary in Lincoln complaineth against a Judgment given in the Kings Bench upon a Writ of Error between the Prior of Huntington Plaintiff and himself Defendant whereupon it was awarded that the said Iohn should have his Scire fac upon his case to warn the said Prior to be at the next Parliament to abide the order therein to be taken and to have there the whole Record of Process The like Scire fac and order was granted to the Deane and Chapter of Lichfield for a Judgment given in the Kings Bench upon a Writ of Error between the Prior of Newport Pannell Plaintiff and the said Dean and Chapter Defendants The like Scire fac Edmund Basset praied for a judgement given in the Kings Bench between the King Demandant and the said Edmund Deforceant for certain Lands and Tenements in the Winflith Saâ—ford Dondray Barne Backwell Hasell Rochell and Ashton in the Countie of Sommerset and of the Advowson of the Parsonage of Winflith upon whose Petition it was awarded that the matter should continue in the same estate untill the next Parliament vide 2 tit 4. tit 38. Sir Robert Knowles and Sir Iohn de Cobham
de Kent by their Petitions require that of certain Lands and Tenements in Countie of Kent who are bound according to a certain rate in the Exchecquer to maintain a Bridge between the City of Rochester and the town of Strood they may among themselves yearly choose two Guardians or Keepers who may be of capacity to receive and purchase Lands and Tenements to the yearly value of five hundred Marks to impleade and to be impleaded whereunto the King granteth saving that they shall purchase but to the value of 300. Marks yearly Petitions of the Commons with their Answers THE print touching the observation of Statutes Cap. 1. agreeth with the Record The print touching Forcible entries Cap. 2. agreeth with the Record in effect but not in form That the Statute made in the 18. E. 3. touching the Castle of Dover and the Ordinance made in the 50 th year of the same King touching the same may be observed upon a certain pain Let the speciall griefs be shewed and remedie shall be had That the Sheriffs may be eased of their over-charging upon their Accompts by reason of Liberties granted to diverse Persons being parcell of their fee Farm The Kings Councell hath power to make allowance to the Sheriffs without any further Suit to the King The print touching the Admirall Cap. 3. agreeth with the Record in effect but not in form The print touching measure of Corn Cap. 4. agreeth in effect with the Record but not in form The print touching the Statute de Religiosis Cap. 5. agreeth with the Record in effect but not in form The King at the request of the Commons restored to Iohn of Northampton late Major of London all his Lands and Tenements whatsoever with his bloud notwithstanding any Judgment to the contrary The King at the like request of the Commons pardoneth to Ric. Norbury Mercer of London all Judgements of Treasons Felonies and Misprisions restoreth to him all his Lands Tenements and his Blood notwithstanding any such judgement and that by assent of Parliament The like pardon is made to Iohn Moor Mercer of London That Iohn Roches the Kings Batchelor may be considered for his charge sustained about the Castle of Brest whereout he was put before the end of the term The King hath commited the same to his Councell That the Knights Fees of Counties coming to the Parliament may be levied of all men generally aswell within the Libertie as without It shall be used as heretofore it hath been The print touching licences of Impropriations cap. 6. agreeth with the Record in effect but not in form That no Villain of any Bishop or other religious persons do purchase any lands upon pain of forfeiâ—ing the same to the King and that no Villaines do put their Children in School The King will be thereof advised The print touching cloths of Gilford cap 10. agreeth with the Record in effect but not in form The Major and Burgesses of the Town of Barwick praying that they may buy certain Woolls of one part of Northumb. viz. of Cochet towards the North paying for the sack 26 s. 8 d. The King will thereof be advised The print touching carrying of Victualls to Barwick cap. 7. far swerveth from the Record and namely in the whole rehearsall That Merchants may transport Kersies according to the old custome They shall pay custome according to the Statute therefore made That this word Silva Cedua may be explained and full declaration made of that age wood shall be Tithed It shall be used as it hath been The Commons of Northumberland Cumb. and Westmerl pray that they may have full allowance of the Kings pardon granted to them in the last Parliament touching Issues and amerciaments The King grants thereunto That the Statute of the Forrest and namely touching Chyminage may be observed as well in the Forrest of Sherwood as in other Forrests The Statute of the Forrest shall be observed and who will complain shall be heard That the Statute of the first Parliament K. E. 1. touching the arresting of English Merchants in Wales may be observed The King will thereof be advised The print touching the passage of Tinne cap. 8. agreeth with the Record The print touching Girdlers cap. 11. agreeth with the Record That no English Merchant do lay in any strange Bottome any their Merchandize where they may have English to serve on pain to forfeit the same Let the Statute therefore made be observed That every man may enter into any City or Liberty and there seise his Villain The King will thereof be advised The Parliament made an end the second of December Of the Ninth and twelfth Capter in the print of this year there is no mention made in the Record Anno decimo sexto Richardi Secundi The Parliament holden at WINCHESTER in the Utaves of St. Hillary in the sixteenth year of the raign of King RICHARD the second ON Munday which was the Utaves of St. Hillary the Parliament for certain weighty causes adjourned untill the next day ensuing on which next day the King being present the Arch-Bishop of Canterbury by the Kings appointment declared the cause of the Parliament to be for two cheif maters the first that whether there were War Peace or any other League taken between the King and his Adversaries Yet should the King of necessity be driven to defray great summes of mony the which how the same might best be levied they were now consult The second was to provide some remedy touching the Statute of Provisors for eschewing debate between the Pope and the King and his Realms Receivers of Petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of Petitions for Gascoign and other places beyond the Seas and of the Isles Triars of Petitions for Gascoign c. as above Triars of Petitions for England c. as above On Wednesday following Sir Phillip Courtney being returned for one of the Knights for Devon came before the King in Parliament and for that he was accused of sundry heinous matters prayed to be discharged untill he was purged the which was granted and on Monday after at the request of the Commons was restored to his place and good name for that he had submitted himself to reasonable arbitrement It is enacted by common assent that the ordinances made in 13. Rich. 2. tit 19. shall be executed notwithstanding any Letters Patents to the contrary The Commons grant to the King that he by the advice of his Lords and Commons should have power to moderate the Statute of Provisions to the honour of God and saving the rights of the Crown
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
to be saved The Lords severally answered that it were good safely to keep him in some secret place from all concourse and that by such sufficient Persons as had not been familiar or about him 75 The Names of such Bishops Lords and Knights as assented to the Imprisonment of King Richard 76 By full consent of all Bishops and Lords it was agreed that Henry the Kings eldest Son should from henceforth be called Prince of Wales Duke of Aquitain and Cornwall Earl of Chester and heir apparent of the Realm of England 77 On Monday the 28 th day of October the King came into the Parliament into the great Hall of Westminster where by the assent of the Bishops and Lords Richard late King of England was adjudged to perpetuall Prison as above 78 On the same Monday the Commons declared to the King how that the Duke of Brittain had sent word how that he was ready to do the King all that which he ought to do and therefore prayed that the Earldom of Richmond being his inheritance might not be granted away by any Letters Patents the which the Commons required and further that the Letters Patents thereof made to the Earl of Westmerland since the last Parliament might be repealed whereunto the King made answer that the Letters Patents were granted long before 79 The Duke of York and Earl of Northumberland and others of the Bloud of the Arch Bishop of Canterbury pray the King that the same Arch Bishop might have his recoverie against Roger Walden for sundry wastes and spoyls done by the said Roger in the Arch-Bishoprick aforesaid whereto the King granted and thanked them for their motion 80 The Commons on the 3. of November pray that forasmuch as they were not made privie to the Judgment aforesaid that no Record be made to charge or to make them parties thereunto whereunto the Arch-Bishop of Canterbury by the Kings Commandment answered that the Commons were only Petitioners and that all Judgments appertain to the King and to the Lords unless it were in Statutes Grants Subsidies or such like the which order the King wouâ—d from that time to be observed 81 The Earl of Northumberland and Constable of England the 10 day of November in full Parliament beseeched the King to purge him and the Earl of Westmerland Marshall of England of the reproch layed on them that they procured the King to war on Scotland whereupon the King took upon himself the same and caused the Earl of Northumberland to ask of every Lord his opinion touching the same War who encouraged the King thereunto 82 The King by the assent of the Lords and Commons enacteth that Henry his eldest Son should have and bear the name of Duke of Lancaster and be called Prince of Wales Duke of Aquitain Lancaster and Cornwall and Earl of Chester And further that all such Liberties and Franchizes as were granted to the Duke of the same Dutchie should remain unto his said eldest Son and to his Heirs Dukes of Lancaster dissevered from the Crown of England and thereupon delivered one Charter thereof made in Parliament to his eldest Son 83 The King enacteth by the assent of the Lords that a certain new people disguised in white garments and pretending great Sanctimonie and coming from beyond the Seas be in no wise suffered to tarrie or harbour within the Realm 84 The King pardoneth and receiveth into his Protection Richard Clifford then Keeper of the privie Seal Richard Oltford the Bishop of Sarum and Mr. Henry Bowell who were exempted in An 11. Richard 2. 85 The print touching Liveries Cap. 7. agreeth with the Record in effect but not in form 86 The Commons grant to the King liberty by the advise of such wise men as he should call to him to moderate or to repeal the Statute of Provisors at any time made 87 It is enacted that the Gold granted in Anâ— 20. Richard 2. Tit. 19. shall be brought to Callice unto the next Parliament 88 It is enacted that the Staple of Wooll-fells Skins Lead and Tin shall be only at Callice saving that the Merchants of Ieane Venice and other places towards the West being of the Kings amity may discharge their Merchandize at Hampton and take in such Staple ware saving also the libertie to the men of Barwick for their Woolls 89 The Commons require that all Liberties granted to any City or Town may be confirmed without any Fine with the clause licet The Chancellor shall confirm the same according as he hath used paying the Fine saving the liberties of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridg 90 The City of London prayeth that the Sheriffs of the same may take Assizes in the absence of the Coroner Upon the taking of the Assize in the Guild Hall of London if the Coroner come not in upon Proclamation let the Sheriffs take the Assizes provided that the same be not in derogation of the Coroner 91 Upon the Petition of Sir Thomas Haxey Cleark the King pardoneth and revoketh the Judgment made against him in An 20. R. 2. tit 23. restoreth him to the bloud and to the recoverie of all his Goods Livings Lands and Tenements 92 William Steward alias Chedder complaineth that where he by name was presented and inducted to the Parsonage of Wotton-underegg in the County of Gloucester and there continued in possession by the space of four years untill the King by untrue suggestion presented one Sir Iohn Dowtre to the Parsonage oâ— Underegg in the Countie where there was no such Parsonage called Underegg as the said William pleaded in a Quare Impedit brought by the King upon which Writ brought the King recovereth of the said William the Parsonage of Underegg and not Underegg whereby upon a Writ sent to the Bishop of Worcester the said William was put from his Parsonage of Underegg for which mistaking and error the Judgment of the said Iohn in full Parliament was reversed and a Writ awarded to the said Bishop for the Restitution of the said William 93 Sir William Richill being in ward brought into the Parliament House before them to answer by what warrant he took and certified the confession of the Duke of Gloucester expressed in the third roll in An 21. R. 2. tit 10. and 11. and was thereof apposed by Sir Walter Clopton Chief Justice by the Kings Commandment who answered at the full declaring thereby as well sufficient authority as his sincere dealing therein upon the hearing of which every of the Lords thought he did not but justly whereupon the said Sir Walter adjudged and awarded the said Sir William acquitted thereof for ever 94.
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
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
as well within Norwich as in Norfolk wheresoever and that none be sold without their seal for the which they shall take a halfpenny and that such as keep not measure shall be forfeited the one half to the King the other half to them In which Grant you may see all terms makings and quantities of all manner of Worsteds That certain Letters-Patents made whereby certain men exacted of every Cloth made and above the Alnage certain money called The measuring money may be revoked The Statute therefore made in 27 E. 3. shall be observed Upon the like motion as An. 9 H. 4. tit 51. the King granteth that the Council shall call before them the Chancellor of the University of Oxford and shall have power to confirm or revoke any their liberties which are unlawful At the request of the Burgesses of Truro in Cornwal the King granteth that during ten years in all grants of Desms and Fifteens they shall only pay Fifty shillings where before they paid Twelve pounds and twenty two pence Certain Counties of the North require that the Admiral may appoint a Deputy for the North. Sufficient remedy shall be provided therein Upon the return of the Commission on the behalf of the Burgesses of Melcombe in Dorset expressed in 9 H. 4. tit 44. the King granteth that for ten years they shall pay only Twenty shillings for Feefarm as Six shillings eight pence for their Desmes where before they paid Nine pounds nine shillings That the Treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer in Traverse of Inquests of Office may grant of the same Nisi prius returnable in any of the Benches or County The Statutes therefore made shall be observed The Burgesses of Lyâ—e in Dorset have granted to them according as is contained in 9 H. 4 tit 49. where before their Fee-farm was Thirty two marks and where they also paid to every Desme Eight pounds ten shillings That the Town of Hatch otherwise called VVest-Hatch in Somerset may be discharged of Thirty one shillings two pence exacted of them for a Desme by a mistaking of the same In regard that the Exchequer hath a Record touching the same the Barons of the same shall have power to end the same At the Petitions of the Citizens of Winchester the King granteth that within the same City they may purchase Lands and Tenements to the cleer yearly value of Forty marks Certain Counties pray that certain Wears and Stanks fixed in the River of Avon from a time may be laid open upon a pain The Statutes therefore provided shall be observed The print touching the election of the Knights of the Shire cap. 1. in full effect agreeth with the Record The print touching Common Hosteries cap. 1. in full effect agreeth with the Record A long complaint against the usurpation and exactions of the Admiral and his Court and request to have the same amended The Statutes therefore made shall be observed The print that the Justices of Assise should deliver all their Records into the Treasury cap. 3. agreeth with the Record It is enacted that the Justices of both Benches should appoint a certain number of Attornies for every County more then whom none should practise on the pain following and that the same Attornies should be every Term sworne to deal faithfully and truly for the breach whereof they should be imprisoned for one year and make ransom at the Kings will the Prothonotaries and Filicers upon conviction to abide the double pain Vide 13 H. 4. tit 48. On which Grant is indorsed viz. Respectuatur per Dominos Principem Concilium That no Custom be paid for the little or great seal of any Kersies Frizes or such Cogware As heretofore it hath been The print forbidding unlawful Games of Servants and Labourers cap. 4 agreeth not fully with the Record quod nota Iohn Cowley of Bridgwater prayeth that he may take Letters of Mart and Privy seal of all French-mens goods having no safe-conduct of the King to a certain value for certain his ships and other goods taken by the French in the time of Truce Upon his suit to the King he shall have such Letters requisatory as are needâ—ul and if the French do refuse to do him right the King will then shew his right The like Request and Answer as 9 H. 4. tit 47. The print touching Gally-halfpence cap. 5. agreeth with the Record The print touching Cloth-making and the Office of Aulnager cap. 6. agreeth with the Record in effect but not in form That the half profits of their Benefices who be not resident thereupon may be imployed to the Kings use There was a remedy provided in the last Convocaâ—ion heretofore At the request of the Mayor and Commonalty of Oxford who pay to every Desme Eighty pounds fourteen shillings eleven pence it was enacted that all lands belonging to the Church being within the same Town being purchased since the 20. year of E. 1. should contribute to all Desmes and Fifteens A motion was made that none should be impleaded in Court Christian for any Temporal Contract on pain of imprisonment and fine at the Kings pleasure and amends to the party grieved The Common Law shall therein he observed Thomas Chawcer chief Butler to the King sheweth what prizes of Wines the King ought to have of every ship and also declareth how the King was much deceived thereof for that the Citizens of London being exempt from the same did use notwithstanding for money to make strangers free thereof The King will send for the Citizens therefore and further willeth that none shall enjoy any such Liberty unless he be there a Citizen resident and dwelling Anno Decimo tertio Henrici Quarti Rex c. Henrico filio suo Principi Walliae c. salutem apud Westmonasterium in crastino omnium Sanctorum Teste Rege apud Westm. vicesimo primo die Septembris EDwardo Duci Eborum Edwardo de Courtney Com. Devon Thom. Com. Arundel Michaeli de la Pool Com. Suff. Rado de Nevil Com. Westmerland Ricardo Com. Warr Richardo Com. Oxoniae Hugoni Stafford Edwardo Cherleton de Powis Willielmo de Clinton Mr. Tho de la War Johanni de Oldcastle Chlr. Henrico le Scroope de Masham Willielmo Roos de Hamalake Hen. Fitz-hugh Willielmo de Ferrariis de Groby Tho Morley Hugoni Burnel Tho. Berckley de Berckley Johanni de Wells Rado de Cromwel Rado Baroni de Greystock Roberto de Harrington Johanni Darcy Tho. Nevil de Halmeshire Roberto de Willoughbie Johanni Lovel de Fishmerch Ricardo Gray de Codonore Reginaldo Gray de Ruthin Petro de malo lacu Willielmo la Zouch de Harringworth Tho. Camois Hen. de Bello monte Johanni de Latimer Ricardo le Strange Roberto Poinings Gilberto Talbot Johanni
pinct and in the presence of the Lords and Commons declared the cause of the Parliament taking for his Theam Soliciti sitis servare unitatem Spiritus in vinculo pacis Upon which amongst other things he shewed how the Duke of Burgundie who was sworn to the King and his father revolted and unwitting to the King or the Councel had appointed a Diet or sitting at Aras where two Cardinals came touching a peace between the King and the French He sheweth how the King sent noble Ambassadours thither who there made reasonable and mean offers the which the French refused and offered only scoffs whereby nothing being therein done the Diet brake up After which it was given the King to understand that the said Duke of Burgundy had entred into league with the French so as the same remained to the King who must either leave or lose his title stile and kingdom of France or else to defend the same with force VVherein how to take the best way was the cause of that Assembly to which end he wished the Lords to appoint themselves and the Commons to choose and the next day to present to the King their Speaker Receivers of petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of petitions for Gascoyne and other places beyond the seas and of the Isles Tryers of petitions for England c. as above Tryers of petitions for Gascoyne c. as above The thirteenth day of October the Commons presented to the King Iohn Bowes Esquire to be their Speaker whose excuse refused he with the common protestation was allowed Authority is given to the Kings Councel to make assurances to the Kings Creditors for 100000 l. By Indenture dated between the King and the Duke of Gloucester the King for 9 years committed the keeping of the Town and Castle of Callice the Tower of Rishanke the Castle of Hames and Guynes with all other the Kings Dominions there wherein are appointed the numbers of men for every peece the Officers and their fees and wages the which indenture was confirmed by the Lords Assurance by the Kings Letters Patents is made to William Eskfield Hamon Sutton and Hugh Dicke for 8000 marks sent by them to the King of the revenues of the Duke of Bedford and the Earl of Arundel being dead A Subsidie granted to the King viz. That every person having any frank Tenement in Lands Annuities Fees Offices or Hereditaments above five pound yearly to pay for every pound six pence upon his Oath A Desme and one fifteen is also granted to the King to be levyed of the laity deducting thereof 4000 l. to the relief of decayed Towns and Villages A Subsidie of 33 s. 4. d. of Merchants Denisons and of 46 s. 8 d. of Aliens for every sack of Wool and so according to the rate for other Staple ware is granted to the King and for two years Tonnage and Poundage The 3d. day of November the Bishop of Duresm in full Parliament delivered to the Cardinal and other the Feoffees of H. 5. Letters Patents of the said King under the great and privy Seals declaring the use of the same his feoffment Thomas Rampston Knight Prisoner to the Lords of Guyngain in France and fined at 18000 Escutes of gold whereof he payed 9000. Prayeth the delivery of William Botiler Esquire of France prisoner to the Durchesse of Clarence and others the which for his redemption is granted A pardon is granted to William Marfoot Mariner of Winchelsey for breaking the Castle of Dover Petitions of the Commons with their Answers THe Print touching Judgements and Felonies agreeth with the Record The print against licenses for shipping of wools Cap. 2. agreeth with the record The print for the Sessions to be kept at Carlile cap. 3. agreeth with the record The print touching the Sessions in Middlesex cap. 4. agreeth with the record The print touching the shiping to the Staple cap. 5. agreeth with the record The print touching Aliens Victualers by retail cap. 6. agreeth with the record The print touching prizes upon the Seas cap. 7. agreeth with the record That no writ be sent out of the Exchequer against any man for any debt payed on pain that the Officer do lose his Office and make fine at the Kings pleasure The King will be advised That no Boat or Barge or other Vessel be forfeited as a Deodand for the misadventure or death of any man therein The Customs heretofore used shall be kept That the Easterlings may no longer enjoy their liberties since the English Merchants cannot enjoy theirs in Iceland The King will be advised The print touching safe conducts cap. 8. agreeth with the record That no religious person Alien be Collector of Desmes The King will be advised Anno Decimo Quinto Henrici Sexti Rex c. Humf. Duci Gloucest c. apud Cantabridg Vicesimo primo die Ianuarii Teste apud VVestm Vicesimo nono die Octobris JOhanni Duci Norfolk Hen. Com. Northumb. Ricardo Com. VVarr Johanni Com. Oxoniae Johanni Com. Huntington Radulpho Com. VVestmerland Radulpho Com. Stafford Tho. Com. Devon Jacobo Berckley Chlr. VVillielmo de Ferrariis de Grobie Chlr. Reginaldo Gray de Ruthin Chlr. Ricardo Strange Chlr. Georgio Latimer Chlr. Radulpho Baroni de Graystock Chlr. Roberto Poynings Chlr. Willielmo Botreaux Chlr. Tho. Dacre de Gilsland Chlr. Willielmo de Harrington Chlr. Jacobo de Audley Chlr. Johanni le Scroop de Masham Chlr. VVillielmo la Zouch de Harringworth Chlr. VValtero Hungerford Chlr. Johanni Tiptoft Chlr. Henrico Gray de Codonore Chlr. VVillielmo Fitz-Hugh Chlr. VVillielmo de Lovell Chlr. Lionell de Welles Chrl. Reginaldo VVest Chlr. Johanni Beomont Chlr. Iohanni Cromwell Chlr. Roberto Willoughbie Chlr. Hen. Bourchier Chlr. ParIiamentum Continuat Vicessimo primo die Ianuarii Teste Rege apud Westm. Decimo die Decembris HUmfrey Duke of Gloucester John Duke of Norfolk Hen. Earl of Northumberland Richard Earl of Warwick John Earl of Oxford John Earl of Huntington Ralph Earl of Westmerland Humfrey Earl of Stafford Tho. Earl of Devon James Berckley Chlr. VVilliam Ferrers de Grobie Chlr. Reynald Gray de Ruthin Chlr. Richard Strange Chlr. George Latimer Chlr. Ralph Baron de Graystocke Chlr. Robert Poynings Chlr. VVilliam Botreaux Chlr. William Harrington Chlr. Tho Dacre de Gilsland Chlr. James Audley Chlr. Ralph Cromwell Chlr. John de Scroop Chlr. William Zouch de Harringworth Chlr. VValter Hungerford Chlr. John Tiptoft Chlr. Henry Gray de Codonore Chlr. Robert Willoughbie Chlr. William Fitz-hugh Chlr. William Nevell Chlr. William Lovell Chlr. Leonard Welles Chlr. Reynald VVest Chlr. Johanni Beomont Chlr. Henry Bourchier Chlr. John Cromwell Chlr. Thomas Clifford Chlr. The Parliament holden at VVestminster the one and twentieth of Ianuary
print touching the Kings pardon to the Clergie cap. 6. agreeth with the record Of the three Chapters in print this record maketh no mention Anno Vicessimo Octavo Henrici Sexti Rex c. Willielmo Duci Suffelciae apud Westm. Sexto die Novembris Teste apud S. Vicesimo tertio Septembris IOhanni Duci Norfolciae Humf. Duci Buckinghamiae Hen. Com. Devon Willielmo Com. Arundel Radulpho Com. VVestmerland Ricardo Com. Sarum Johanni Com. Oxoniae Johanni Com. Wigorum Jacob. Com. Wilton Johanni Vicecom Beamont Jacobo Berckley Chlr. Edwardo Gray Milit. Domino de Grobie Edoardo Gray de Ruthin Chlr. Georgio Latimer Chlr. Radulpho de Graystock Chlr. Henrico Poynings Domino de Poynings Willielmo Botreaux Chlr. Tho. Dacre de Gilsland Chlr. Johanni Beauchamp milit Domino de Beauchamp Jacobo Fynes milit Domino de Say de Seal Jacobo de Audley Chlr. Radulpho Cromwell Chlr. Johanni le Scroop de Masham Chlr. VVillielmo Zouch de Harringworth Chlr. VVillielmo Fitz-Hugh Chlr. Willielmo le Scroop de Bolton Chlr. Leoni de VVelles Chlr. VVillielmo de Lovell Chlr. Radulpho Willoughbie Chlr. Tho. de Clifford Chlr. Henrico Vicecom Bourchier Edwardo Brook de Cobham Chlr. Johanni Talbot de Lisle Milit. Reginaldo West Chlr. Johanni Sturton Milit. Domino de Sturton Tho. de Scales Chlr. Reginaldo de Wilton Ricardo Wodvill Milit. Dom. de Rivers Willielmo Bourchier Milit. Domino de Fitz-warrin Willielmo Boneville de Clinton chaton Hen. Bromflet Domino de Vessey Tho. Domino Roos Roberto Hungerford Domino de Mollins Milit. Radulpho Boteler de Sudley Chlr. Tho. Hore Chlr. No Lord VVarden The Parliament holden at Westminster on the Sixth day of November in the Twenty eighth year of King Henry the Sixth IN the presence of the King sitting in the Chair of Estate in the Chamber de pinct within the Palace of Westminster and of the Lords and Commons Iohn Archbishop of Canterbury declared how that the King had really prorogued the same Parliament in London for avoiding the infectious air of Westminster wherefore he willed the Commons to choose and the next day to present to the King their Speaker The fear of the Plague it seems caused the Archbishop to forget his Oration and the Clerk of the Parliament to enroll him as Chancellor Receivers of Petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of Petitions for Gascoyne and other places beyond the Seas and of the Isles Tryers of Petitions for England c. as above Tryers of Petitions for Gascoyne c. as above On Saturday the eighth day of November the Commons presented to the King Sir Iohn Popham Knight to be their Speaker whose excuse was received and he thereof discharged The same day the Commons presented to the King William Tresham to be their Speaker who with the Common protestation was allowed The fourth day of December the Parliament was adjourned from London to Westminster really to be holden by the Chancellor in the presence of the King Lords and Commons viz. the next day The seventeenth day of December the Archbishop of Canterbury Chancellor of England in the presence of the King gave thanks on his behalf to the three estateâ— and prorogued the Parliament from the said day unto the twenty second of Ianuary next ensuing at Westminster The twenty second of Ianuary the Chancellor was discharged and Iohn the Cardinall Archbishop of York was appointed Chancellor by the King The thirtieth day of March the Chancellor by the Kings commandement prorogued the Parliament from the said day unto the twenty ninth of April then ensuing at Leicester The Commons grant unto â—he King a subsedy viz. that every person having franck tenement by free Deed copte grant of Annuity or office to the clear yearly value of 20 s. to pay 6 d. and so from 20 s. to 20 l. from 20 l. to 200 l. yearly 12 d. for the pound from 200 l. to pay 2 s. for every 20 s. as Well for the Laity as the Clergie Gardians of Wards men having fees and all Corporations to pay accordingly Severall summes to a great value out of the Kings Revenues and fee farms are allowed to bear and pay charges of the Kings houshold The twenty second day of Ianuary the Duke of Suffolk requireth the King that he may be especially accused and be heard to answer to that which many men reported him to be an untrue man The Dukes protestation made to the King sheweth how his father and three of his brethren died in service of the King and of his father and Grandfather and that he himself had served in the warres thirty four years and being but a Knight and taken prisoner payed for his ransome 2000 l. that he had been of the order of the Garter thirty yeares and a Counsellor to the King for fifteen yeares that he had been seventeen yeares in the warres Without returning home and so asking Gods mercie as he had been true to the King and his realm he required his purgation The twenty sixth day of Ianuary the Commons require that the Duke for his confession might be committed to ward the Lords and Iustices upon consultation thought there was no good cause unlesse some speciall matter were objected against him The twenty eighth day of Ianuary the Speaker declared how the Duke of Suffolk as it was said had sold this realm to the French who had prepared to come hither and that the same Duke for his own defence had furnished the Castle of Wallingford with all warlike munition upon whose request the said Duke was then committed to the Tower of London The seventh day of February the Speaker of the Commons the Chancellor and the Lords sent to them by the King a Bill of Articles and accused William de la Pool Duke of Suffolk late of Ewelm in the Connty of Oxford of sundry treasons viz. First that the said Duke having the wardship of Margaret the daughter and heir of Iohn Duke of Somersetâ— whom he meant to marry to Iohn his Sonne and thereby for want of issue of the King to claim the Crown and to procure the French King by the means of certain French Lords there named to depose the King The 2d for that he procured the delivery of the Duke of Orleans in the 27 H. 6. and practising with him to cause the French to recover France from the King The 3d. touching the promise of delivery of Manns and Maine to require the King of Sicile the Kings enemy with the assent of the other Ambassadors The 4th for disclosing the Kings Counsel to the Earl of Dunnois bastard of Orleance and to others of the French The 5th for opening to the French the strength of the Kings piles Ordinance and munition beyond the seas The 6th that the said Duke by disclosing the
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