which Letters Patents were inrolled in the Chancery The Petitions of the Clergy by assent were made into a Statute and began Edwardus c. and enrolled as above Certain named to debate of matters concerning Flanders Certain are appointed to speak with the Merchants touching Exchange to Bruxels Some to confer with the Merchants of England Others to dilate with Prior Aliens Other some to consult toâ—ching the defence of the North Marches Others to intreat of the affairs of Gascoign Certain appointed to keep the Island and Sea-coasts Touching the keeping of the Peace and performance of Covenants between the Duke of Brabant it shall be debated in the presence of the King Concerning money the same shall be moved to the Commons Certain appointed to take the Accompts of Sir VVilliam de la Pool Iohn Chernels and Paul de Monteflore and others who had received money wools and other goods to the Kings use Day was given to the same VVilliam to account who found sureties the Earl of Derby and the Lord VVake Sir Iohn Chernels found Sureties to account the same Earl and Sir Iohn Montgomery Piercy Dyme and other Merchants of Bard found sureties the Earl of Huntingdon William of VVelchborn found sureties Sir Iohn Sturmey and Sir Iohn Charvels Paul de Monteflore found sureties Sir Iohn de Hareshal Sir Iohn Darcy Sir Reynold of Cobham and Sir Iohn Stradling The Parliament was continued or prorogued untill VVednesday in Easter week then ensuing Certain appointed to sit on Petitions had before the King The Bishops at the request of the King promise that they will never dissent from the Kings promise made for the Customs of Wooll but by common assent of Parliament To remember to repeal a Commission made to Sir Robert de Watford of the Opposer in the Exchequer To remember to respite the Prior of S. Dennis next Southampton and of Southwick for paying their Tenths and Fifteens To direct a Commission to Sir Robert de Popham to be Sheriff of Southampton at the Kings will It is enacted That the King may with the assent of his Allies take any reasonable Peace In consideration of the good service done by the Marquess of Iuliers the King maketh him Earl of Cambridge and giveth him in Fee a Thousand pounds yearly until the King provide for him so much of Hereditaments It is enacted That the Duke of Cornwal in the Kings absence shall be Keeper of England and that the Archbishop of Canterbury the Earls of Lancaster VVarwick and of Huntington shall attend on him calling to them such Justices and others as they shall think fit for good ordinance That the Charter by Writs do pay the Merchants of Barton and Lyn for their Purvey of Corn. Such Merchants Denizens as by Writ were to appear are commanâ—â—ed to attend the day after the Ascension Pardons shall be made to Sir Robert Iorce VVilliam de Glaston Pierce Tilial and Simon de Rugâ—y of all Debts That the like be made to Thomas of Brookhall for thirty two Tons of Powder The Earl of Angos the Lord Piercy Sir Iohn Greygrave Sir Ralph de Nevil and Sir Anthony de Lucy at their own costs particularly set forth to Scotland in the whole two hundred and ten Men at Arms and two hundred and twenty Archers The Lord Mowbray shall have the keeping of Barwick with one hundred and twenty Men at Arms one hundred Halberters and two hundred Archers of whom the said Lord shall â—ind eighty Men at Arms twenty Halberters and forty Archers and the King the rest Sir William Felton setteth forth sixty Men at Arms fifty Halberters and fifty Archers to ride with the Lords into the Marches and towards the keeping of the Castle of Roxborough whereof he is Keeper he findeth thirty six men at Arms and forty Halberters The King of Scots chargeth himself to find twenty Men at Arms and for the maintenance of his Estate he shall during the vacation of the Archbishop of York have the keeping of the Manor of Heklisham and Three hundred pounds yearly of the Desms within the Diocese of York The Lord Ros Sir Ralph Bolmer Sir Iohn of Willoughby Sir Henry of Fitzhugh c. Adam de Well do set forth Five hundred and fifty men The Lord Mowbray shall have One hundred pounds imprest to help to set himself forth A Commission shall be made to the said Lord Mowbray of Justiceship of length and a Writ to Sir Richard Talbot to deliver to him Rule and Remembrâ—nces touching the same Sir Thomas de Rogeby chargeth himself with one certain number in Peace with another in War for the keeping of the Castles of Edinâ—urgh and Sterling A Commission to be made to Sir Iohn Burden Parson of Rodebury to the Chamberlain of Berwick at the Kings pleasure the yearly Fee of One hundred marks and that Robert de â—urchal who was both Chamberlaâ—n and Victuâ—ller and had One hundred marks fee should have only Fifty marks fee. It is agreed That every one that is of power and ability shall be ready upon warning to go forth towards the North-marches That no victuals be carried by sea out of England into Scotland That a Commission be made to the Earl of Angos the Lord Piercy and Sir Ralph Nevil or two of them to set forth the Arrays of Yorkshire Nottingham Derby and Northumberland to punish all Rebels and disobedient to determine all trespasses done in Northumberland and the Kings land in Scotland to receive any person to the peace or pardon and to take truce The like Commission to be made to the Lord Wake Sir Percy Tilial and Sir Anthony de Lucy whereof the said Anthony be one for the West-marches The Duke of Cornwall shall be Keeper of England in the Kings absence and the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Earl of Hungtingdon to be chief Councellors of the Realm The Bishop of Lincoln shall go to the King to be his Councellor Provision of Victuals shall be made at Southampton and Sandwich for the Kings Navy Anno Decimo quarto Edwardi Tertii Summonitio ad Parliamentum REX c. Henrico Com. Lanc. c. apud Westm. die Mercurii post Festum translationis S. Thomae Martyris c. Teste Rege apud VVestm 30 die Maii. Johan de Warrenia Com. Sarumâ— Hugoni de Courtney Com. Devon Willielmo de Bohun Com. Northampton Willielmo de Clynton Com. Huntington Hugoni de Audley Com. Glouc. Gilberto de Umfravil Com. Angos Laurence de Hastings Com. Pembrochiae Thom. Wake de Liddle Willielmo de Ros de Hamelake Johanni de Mowbray Hen. Fitz Hugh Willielmo la Zouch de Harringworth Johanni Bardolf Johanni de Bello Campo de Somerset Nicolao de Cantelupo Rado de Staff Johanni
Edward Earl of March Richard Earl of Warwick Richard Earl of Salisbury Edmond Earl of Rutland Iohn Lord Clinton Iohn Wenlock Iames Pickering and Iohn Coniers and Thomas Parr Knights Iohn Bourchier Edward Bourchier Esqs. Nephews to the said Duke Thomas Colt of London Gentleman Iohn Clay of Chesunt in Herefordshire Esq Roger Egerton of Shrewsbury Esq and Robert Bold Brother to Henry Bold Knight who with sundry others pitched their field of Ludlow in the County of Hereford on Friday the Vigil of the translation of St. Edward in Anno 38. The Duke pretended to his company that the King was dead for whose soul Masse was said in the said Dukes camp The Kings expectation of the Duke the Dukes ranging in battel the fortifying of his ground with Carts and Guns set before his eschurmishes made his ambush laid and his meaning suddenly to have surprized the Kings hoast The departure of the said Duke and Earls out of the field about midnight under colour to repose themselves at Ludlow and their flight into Wales for that their army sainted and submitted themselves unto the King who granted to them pardon The Attainder of the said Duke Earls and others aforesaid persons as Traytors Alice the wife of Richard Earl of Salisbury William Oldâ—all Knight and Thomas Vaughan of London Esq were attainted as Traytors for procuring the treasons aforesaid All and singular the hereditaments of the said Duke and others attainted in fee or fee tayl are forfeited Richard Gray Lord Powis Walter Devereux Esq and Henry Radford Knight being in the field with the Duke at Ludlow are pardoned but all their hereditaments as before and other profits are forfeited Sundry provisions as well for goods as lands as touching the forfeiture of the Lord Gray and Sir Walter Devereux the King would be advised A very solemn oath whereto all the Bishops and Lords there named did answer subscribed and sealed the eleventh day of December in full Parliament the effect was for due obeysance to the King the Queen Prince Edward and the heires of the Kings body The King by authority of Parliament giveth to the Queen the Mannor of Colsham with the Appurtenances in VVilts and 20 l. yearly out of the Aulnage of Cloaths in London in exchange for the Mannor of Havering at Bower in Essex All such Mannors and other hereditaments of the Dutchy of Lancaster as are comprised in 23 H. 6. tit 17. which other hereditaments of the said Dutchy are granted to Thomas Archbishop of Canterbury and to many other feoffees in trust for the performance of the Kings will all which are commanded to passe under the great seal and are confirmed by whole assent of Parliament Edward Prince of Wales by his petition reciteth the erection donation and annexion of the Dutchy of Cornwall with all the hereditaments and liberties belonging to the same granted by Parliament and sundry other Patents of E. 3. in An. 11. all which are recited at large whereupon the said Prince requireth that he may enjoy the same accordingly And among other things that all such teannts as hold of the said Dutchy in chief may therefore sue livery out of the said Dukes hand although they hold otherwise of the King in Chief and that he may freely enjoy the said Dutchy with all the revenues and liberties of the same as it ought to be notwithstanding the Statute thereof made Anno 33 H. 6. all which are granted by common consent with certain provisions swarving in part from 33. The King by his Letters Patents confirmed by Parliament confirmeth unto the Provost and Scholars of the College of Eaton as well all and singular his grants as all other mens grants made to the said Provost and Scholars The like confirmation is made to the Provost and Scholars of the Kings College in Cambridge with a provision for the Colledge called Pembroke hall in Cambridge The foundation or donation of the Priory of Syon erected by H. 5. is confirmed by whole assent of Parliament Petitions of the Commons with their Answers IT is enacted that all Letters Patents and grants of any office to any person which was against the King in the fields of St. Albones Blore-heath and Ludlow shall be void and that all grants made by Richard Duke of York or by the Earles of Salisbury or Warwick to any persons being in those fields against the King be also void And that the grants made by the King to any person being in those fields with him be good wherein certain provisions are It is enacted that all Letters Patents made to any person or persons of the offices of Sheriff or Escheator for life within the Counties of Chester and Flint be utterly void except to certain persons there named It is enacted that all such Knights of any County as were returned to this Parliament by vertue of the Kings Letters without any other election should be good and that no Sheriff for returning them to incurre the pain therefore provided in An. 23. H. 6. The Commons complain against twenty five Knights and Esquires by name of sundry Countries for their manifold robberies rapes and exactions against the which straight orders are devised to cause them to answer thereunto At the request of the Commons Walter Hopton Esq Roger Kenistone Fulk Stafford Esquires William Hastings Esq son of Leonard Hastings Knight and William Bowes Esquire for being at Ludlow field against the King and having their pardons are fined therefore The Commons accuse the Lord Stanley of sundry particulars being of confederacy with the Duke of York and pray that he may be committed to prison The King will be advised The twenty fifth day of December in the presence of the King and of the three estates the Chancellor by the Kings commandement after thanks given to all the estates dissolved the Parliament Anno Tricesimo Nono Henrici Sexti The Parliament holden at Westminster the seventh day of October in the thirty ninth year of King Henry the Sixth IN the presence of the King sitting in the Chair of Estate in the Chamber de pinct within the Palace of Westminster and of the Lords and Commons George Bishop of Exeter and Chancellor of England made a notable declaration taking for his theam Ioel 2. Congregate populum sanctificate ecclesiam after which done he willed the Commons to choose their Speaker and the next day to present him unto the King Receivers of petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of petitions for Gascoyne and other places beyond the seas and of the Isles Tryers of petitions for England c. as above Tryers of petitions for Gascoyne c. as above The Commons Declaration made to the Lord
otherwise albeit the Feoffees had grauted to the King a longer time The print touching Liveries to be granted to women cap. 2. agreeth with the record The which Act passed upon the Petition of Iohn Nevill Knight and Isabell his Wife the Daughter and Heir of Edmond Goldesthorp Knight Anno Primo Edwardi Quarti Rex c. Iohan. Duci Norfolciae Parliamentum apud Westm. sexto die Iulii c. Teste Rege apud VVestm Vicesimo tertio die RIcardo Com. Warr. Johanni Com. Oxoniae Willielmo Com. Arundel Radulpho Com. VVestmerland Hen. Vicecom Bourchier Mil. Edwardo Gray de Ruthin Chlr. Jacobo Berckley Chlr. Georgio Latimer Chlr. Radulpho Graystock Chlr. Willielmo Botreaux Chlr. Johan Domino de Beauchamp Chlr. Johan de Audley Chlr. Tho. le Scroope de Masham Chlr. Willielmo Zouch de Harringworth Joh. le Scroop de Bolton Chlr. Johanni Domino de Clinton Chlr. Johan Lovell Chlr. Edwardo Nevil Dom. de Burgavenny Chlr. Edw. Brook de Cobham Chlr. Reginal Gray de VVilton Chlr. Johanni Sturton Dom. de Sturton Chlr. Willielmo Bourchier de Fitzwarren Chlr. Hen Bromfleet Domino de Vessey Chlr. Radulpho Boteler de Sudley Chlr. Tho. Gray de Richmond Chlr. Johan Sutton de Dudley Chlr. Willielmo Fynes Domino de Say Chlr. Willielmo Fynes Domino de Dacre Chlr. VVillelmo Nevill de Fauconbridge Chlr. Johanni Bourchier de Barnes Chlr. Ricardo VVelles de VVilloughby Chlr. Hen. Fitz-hugh Chlr. Hen. Gray Chlr. Ricardo West Chlr. Tho. Standley Chlr. Johanni Nevill Domino de Mountioye Chlr. Milites omnes excepti Audley et Clynton et eo quod Scotorum Rex intravit apud Carliolum hoc Parliamentum fuit prorogatum usque ad quartum diem Novembris prox sequentem Ac tunc tenebatur et sedebant Domini in ordine subscripto De dicto Parliamento tenendo apud Westmonast quarto die Novembris Rex c. Iohanni Duci Norfolciae c. apud Westm quarto die Novembris Teste apud Westm. Decimo tertio die Iunii Numerus et ordo Nobilium idem quod in posteriori Summonitione in omnibus The Parliament holden at VVestminster the fourth day of November in the First year of the reign of King Edward the fourth IN the presence of the King sitting in the Chair of Estate in the Chamber de pinct within the Palace of Westminster and of the Lords and Commons George Bishop of Exeter made a notable Declaration of the cause of the summons of the Parliament taking for his Theam Ier. 7. Bonas facite vias studia vestra After which he called the Commons to choose and the next day to present their Speaker Receivers of Petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of Petitions for Gascoyne and other places beyond the Seas and of the Isles Tryers of Petitions for England c. as above Tryers of Petitions for Gascoyne c. as above On Friday the third day of the Parliament the Commons presented unto the King Sir Iames Strangewaies Knight to be their Speaker whose excuse being rejected he with the common protestation was allowed The Commons by their Speaker in an Oration doe commend the Kings notable courage against his enemies and gave God thanks for victories given him A long Declaration of the Kings title to the Crown of England containing in effect first as in An. 39. H. 6. tit 11. The tyrannous usurpation of H. 4. with his heinous murdering of King R. 2. An Act that King E. 4. was and is undoubted King of England from the fourth day of March last before and that all the estates yielded themselves obeysant Subjects to the said E. 4. and his heirs for ever affirming the reign of H. 4. to be an Intrusion and only usurpation It is also enacted that King E. 4. was seized of the Crown and profits of the realm of England from the said fourth day of March in such wise as King R. 2. enjoyed the same in An. 23. In which act is one provision and one generall provision for all mens rights other then of such as claim by the grant of H. 4. H. 5. H. 6. The said Henry of Darbie otherwise H. 4. and the heirs of his body coming are utterly disabled to enjoy any inheritance estate or profits within this realm or Dominions of the same for ever A whole recitall of the concord made between H. 6. and Richard Duke of York and the King now in An. 39. H. 6. and breach of the same by sundry means there declared By which breach it is declared that King E. 4. was discharged out of the same concord and that no title of the same concord should bind this King A number of particular provisions The tenants of the Mannor of Eastmain in Hampshire belonging to the Bishop of Winchester complain against the said Bishop for raising of new Customes upon them and pretending that they were free-holders and copy-holders which was committed to certain Lords and Justices and upon their report enacted that the said Tenants were in fault and that they should continue the said customes and services A long attainder of sundry persons following for the death of Richard Duke of York and others viz. Henry the 6. Margaret late Queen Edward called Prince of Wales Henry late Duke of Somerset Henry Earl of Northumberland How William Lord Boniville and Sir Tho. Kuriell Knights of the garter and William Gower Standar-bearer to Richard Duke of York were against law beheaded and murdered The attainder of Thomas Courtney late Earl of Devonshire Thomas Lord Roos Iohn late Lord Nevil Baldwyn Fulsthurst Alexander Hedie Nicholas Latimer Iames Luterell Edmund Mountford Thomas Fundern Hen. Lewis Iohn Heron of Ford Richard Tustall Hen. Bellingham Robert Whittingham Knights and of Andrew Trollopp late of Guinescoe Esq and of sundry other Esquires Gentlemen and Yeomen for being at the death of the Duke of York at Wakefield the thirtieth day of December late before Henry Duke of Exeter William Viscount Beamont Iohn late Lord Rongemont Gray Randall late Lord Dacre Humphry Datren Philip Wentworth William Rawkesley Edmond Hampden Thomas Findrey Iohn Courtney Iohn Ormond alias Botler William Milley Symon Haines William Holland called the bastard of Exeter Thomas Ormond alias Botler Thomas Everingham Henry Roâ—s of Rockingham with sundry Esquires Gentlemen Yeomen and Priests and sundry attainted persons are attainted for being against King E. 4. the twenty ninth day of March before being Palm Sunday in the fields called Saxon fields and Tawton fields in the County of York King H. 6. Queen Margaret Prince Edward and some others of the chief before attainted for delivering of the Town of Barwick to Iames King of Scots on the feast of St. Mark the Evangelist last before The persons next aforesaid with Iasper Earl of Pembrook Iames
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
Father utterly depressed the rebellious dispositions of the Welsh How also he had resisted the Conspiracies had against Christian faith and destructions of his own and other persons How further for his great Victories obtained against the French at Harfleet and Agincourt And lastly for that sundry Towns in Normandy had rendred themselves unto him He further sheweth that the chief cause of the same Assembly was for three causes The first for keeping of the Peace and observation of the Laws The second how to continue the Kings Voyage Thirdly for keeping of the Marches of Scotland wherein they ought viriliter agere which if they did he then assured them of honour and glory considering that Remuneratio virtutum est honor And so willed the Commons to choose their Speaker and to present him the next day to the said Warden Receivers of Petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of Petitions for Gascoyne and other places beyond the feas and of the Isles Tryers of Petitions for England c. as above Tryers of Petitions for Gascoyne c. as above The third day of the Parliament the Commons presented before the said Warden and Lords Roger Flower Esq to be their Speaker who with his Common protestations were allowed The Commons by the assent of the Bishops and Lords grant to the King one Desme and one Fifteen Iohn Martine William Babington William Poole William Wesburie Iohn Fame and Thomas Ralfe Apprentices at the Law and Serjeants appointed had refused the same where upon the charge of the Warden of England they took the same upon them On Tuesday the eighteenth of December and the twenty ninth day of this Parliament Sir Iohn Oldcastle of Cowling in the County of Kent Knight being outlawed upon Treason in the Kings Bench and excommunicated before the Archbishop of Canterbury for Heresies was brought before the Lords and having heard his said Conviction answered not thereto in excuse upon which Record and processe it was adjudged that he should be taken as a Traitor to the King and Realm that he should be carried to the Tower of London and from thence drawn through London to the new Gallows in St. Gyles without Temple-barr and there to be hanged and burned hanging The Record out of the Kings Bench is at large the effect whereof is That the said Sir Iohn Oldcastle and others to the number of 20. men called Lollards at St. Gyles aforesaid did conspire to subvert the state of the Clergy and to kill the King his Brother and other Nobles The Archbishop of Canterburies Instrument for his excommunication is there also at large Iohn de Holland Earl of Huntington was stayd of his Livery at the sute of the Countesse Marshall his Sister and by the Abbot of our Lord of Grace next the Tower of London for that the said Earl did not sue a Scire facias against them being Tenants of part of his Inheritance according to the last Parliament Tit. 16. Robert Penny being in execution in the Fleet upon out-law of a condemnation was let to Mainprize by the Guardian of England A motion is made that the Lord de Powis might be thanked and rewarded according to the Proclamation made for the apprehension of Sir Iohn Oldcastle Knight the Heretick Quid vultis mihi dare the brother of Iudas craveth his reward for betraying the Innocent wherein it is not to be doubted but that his lighter reward in this world was heavily revenged of God The Letters Patents made by the Bishop of Winchester for 21. Marks to be levied of Customs of all Staple Wares passing out of Southampton the which summ the said Bishop before had lent the King towards the warrs are confirmed by Parliament At the request of Thomas Duke of Exeter who at his Creation had 40 l. given him yearly out of Devon It is enacted that the said Duke shall first be payed before any other Petitions of the Commons with their Answers IT is enacted that the Church and all Estates shall enjoy their liberties which are not repealable by the Common Law A hainous complaint against Insurrections in the end they suspect that they were Lollards and Traytors A Request that Commissions at all times be granted to enquire of them The Statutes therefore made shall be executed The Clergie at this their own Parliament cease not to rage and roar after Christian bloud tanquam Leones rugientes and whosoever did the fault they put Iohn Porter in the stocks and cried Crucifie Christ and deliver us Barrabas for now all horrible mischiefs whatsoever were imputed to the poor Lollards A long complaint and prayer of redresse of Stankes Stakes Kiddles Milnes c. levied upon rivers to great annoyances The Statutes therefore made shall be observed That such Merchants as by their resiance contribute to all taxes may have their goods free in Port Towns It shall be as heretofore it hath been That Merchants of the Staple having their goods Customed and their Cocquets therefore be not sunderly in other places therefore impeached or slandered The Lieutenant will send to know the Kings pleasure therein The print touching making of Attornies cap. 1. agreeth with the record A motion that no Collector for the Clergie be appointed out of his Deanarie The Clergie shall appoint their Collectors Anno Septimo Henrici Quinti Rex c. Consanguineo suo Henrico Percie Com. Northum apud VVestm die Lunae post Festum Sancti Andreae Teste Rege apud Westm. Vicesimo primo die Octobris RAdulpho Nevil Com. Westmerland Hugoni Courtney Com. Devon Magistro Tho. de la Warr. Willielmo de Ferrariis de Grobie Hugoni Burnell Johanni de Welles Johanni Baroni de Graystock Reginaldo Gray de Ruthine Johanni de Latimer Ricardo Strange Roberto Poynings Edwardo Cherleton de Powis Tho. Camois VVillielmo Botreaux Tho. Dacre de Gilsland Summon Parliamenti Rex c. Henrico Percie Com. Northumb. apud Westm. decimo sexto die Octobris Teste apud Westm. Vicesimo quarto die Augusti RAdulpho Nevil Com. VVestmerland Edwardo Courtney Com. Devon Magistro Tho. de la VVarr VVillielmo de Ferrariis de Grobie Hugoni Burnell Johanni de Welles Johanni Baroni de Graystock Reginaldo Gray de Ruthine Johanni de Latimer Ricardo Strange Roberto Poynings Edwardo Cherleton de Powis VVillielmo Botreaux Tho. Dacre de Gilsland The Parliament holden at Westminster the sixteenth day of October in the seventh year of King Henry the Fifth ON the said sixteenth day the Bishop of Duresm Chancellor of England before the Duke of Bedford VVarden of England sitting in the Chamber de pinct in the Palace of Westminster and before the Lords
and Commons declared how that the Subjects had most great cause to embrace and to pray for the King considering that for want of peace which he sunderly sought he began warr in timore Domini which being principium sapientiae he thereby attained the fruits of wisdome with victory and honour and the particulars whereof he doth not forget to shew For his proposition therefore he taketh these words bonum facientes non deficiamus upon which he sheweth how that the King being of good courage would have his Subjects to be carefull to provide for good governance and defence of the Realm and considering that his enterprize begun could not be left without eminent perils he would new provisions to be made and to be granted to the end he might end to his honour and their comforts He therefore willeth the Commons to choose their Speaker and the next day to present him Receivers of petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of petitions for Gascoyne and other places beyond the seas and of the Isles Tryers of Petitions for England c. as above Tryers of Petitions for Gascoyne c. as above On Tuesday the second day of the Parliament the Commons presented before the King and Lords Roger Fowler Esq to be their Speaker who with the Common protestation was allowed The thirteenth day of November the Commons by the assent of the Bishops and Lords granted to the King one Fifteen and one Desm and one half part of them both The like order is taken for payment of such as shall lend to the King as in Anno 4 H. 5. tit 10. The names of such 23. and Lords as subscribed to the said Order It is enacted that the Lords of the Council shall have power to establish orders touching the Coin For the keeping of money within the Realm it is enacted that all necessaries shall be bought within the realm for the Kings soldiers and sent to them and also that certain woolls be bought and sent into Normandy any Statute for the Staple to the contrary notwithstanding For that Friar Iohn Randolfe the Queen Dowagers Confessor had accused her for compassing the death of the King It was enacted that all the lands and goods of Roger Doller and Petromell Brocart her Sureties should be seised and paid to the King wherein sufficient warrant is provided for all such as shall pay the same At the request of Iohn Lane Iohn Brodinge Iohn Russell Clerks and others were Indicted as it was made before the Coroner of the County of York for a Murder the which Indictment was removed into the Kings Benchâ— where indeed there was no such Indictment found It was therefore enacted that the said Indictment should be void and the said Plaintiff discharged of the same And the like of Iohn Lebard and others made against the said Russell the like order for them is taken as next above Petitions of the Commons with their Answers THe like Act as in the last Parliament tit 27. The print touching Conspiracies in the Dutchy of Lancaster cap. 1. agreeth not fully with the record That a writ of Partition may be between Copartners or the Feoffees or Allies of any of them The Common Law shall be observed That a pâ—in may be limited in the Statute for the wages of Chaplains The Statute provided shall be observed That the day of Exigent may lie in the writ of Forger of false Deeds That a man being bound by recognizance to appear at a day certain for keeping of the peace and then being stayed by sicknesse imprisonment or other commandement may plead the same in barr upon a Scire facias The Common Law shall be observed That the Statute made in 13 R. 2. â—it 58 against Hunters may continue with this adjunct that every person being thereof attainted shall for every offence forfeit to the King 3 l. 6 d. 8 d. The Statutes therefore made shall be observed A motion touching the payment of an Annuity of no great force Anno Octavo Henrici Quinti Rex c. Chariss fratri Iohanni Duci Bedford c. apud Westm. secundo die Martii Teste apud Westm. decimo sexto die Februarii HUmfrido Duci Gloucestriae fratri Regis Hen. Percie Com. Northumb. Radul de Nevill Com. Westmerland Ricardo Com. Warr Ricardo Com. Wigorn. Edwardo Com. Marchiae Hugo Courtney Com. Devon Magistro Tho. de la Warr. Willielmo de Ferrariis de Grobie Johanni Welles Hen. Fitz-Hugh Jacobo Audley Johanni de Clifford Johanni Baroni de Graystocke Reginal Gray de Ruthine Johanni de Latimer Ricardo le Strange Roberto Poynings Edwardo de Cherleton de Powis Tho. Camois VVillielmo Botreaux Tho. Dacre de Gilsland Roberto Willoughbie Willielmo Clinton Johanni Talbott Domino de Furnival Johanni Gray de Codonore Willielmo Harrington Willielmo Hankeford Capitali Justiciario toto tempore istius Regis vel pro majori parte Anno Nono Henrici Quinti The Parliament holden at VVestminster the first day of December in the ninth year of King Henry the Fifth IN the presence of Iohn Duke of Bedford c. sitting as in the last Parliament tit 1. the Bishop of Durham Chancellor of England pronounced touching the Parliament and took for his Theam Lex Domini immaculata convertens animas c. Whereupon he divided the law into these three points viz. the law politick whereby men for fear of punishment forbear to do evil the law of love whereby men willingly do well the law mercenary where through coveteousnesse they rake to themselves By a similie as Christ going up to the Mount to be transfigured took only with him Peter Iames and Iohn resembled the same to man who could not by mortality be altered unlesse he had faith ascribed to Peter hope likened to Iames and love applied to Iohn which he affirmeth must proceed by the law of God which converteth souls He then shewed that the Parliament was called for two chief causes the one for establishing of good lawes the other for the defending of the frontiers of the Realm with manly courage to which end he willed the Commons to choose their Speaker and to present him Receivers of Petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of Petitions for Gascoyne and other places beyond the Seas and of the Isles Tryers of Petitions for England c. as above Tryers of Petitions for Gascoyne c. as above On Wednesday the third day of the Parliament the Commons presented before the Lieutenant of England and the Lords Richard Baynard to be their Speaker who with the common protestation was allowed The Commons by the assent of the Bishops and Lords
made to continue for ever That Prohibitions and Attachments may be had upon the Statute of 45 E. 3. against Parsons suing for Tith wood above the age of 20. years The Statutes therefore provided shall be observed The print touching Exigents upon Indictments or Appeals cap. 6. agreeth with the record in effect but not in form That no person within the County of Lancaster being outlawed doe therefore lose any goods other than be in the said County nor thereby disabled but in the same County The King will be advised That such religious persons as are contained in the 9 H. 6. tit 44. may barr the Plaintiff in those Courts where the Plaintiff is twice non-suted in such cases as these religious persons offered to wage their law The King will be advised That the Plaintiff in Attaint may recover his damage as well against the petty Jury or every of them as the Tenant of the land and none on pain be returned in an Attaint unless he may dispend in the same shire five pounds The King will be advised At the Petitions of the Commons the King for certain doubts utterly releaseth the Subsidy granted 9 H. 6. tit 15. so as there be no mention made of the same The print touching the forfeiture of Staple-ware cap. 7. agreeth with the record Ioane Beauchamp Lady of Burgavenie being bound in the Chancery with sureties by recognizance in 1200 marks for keeping the peace towards one Nicholas Burdett was after upon a scire fac out of the Kings Bench upon the same Recognizance condemned for procuring certain there named to beat one Smith the which judgement for certain errors she requireth to be reversed the errors are well assigned and day given to her to have Judgement at the next Parliament Vide 11 H. 6. tit 40. Note well the errors as wherein is a great part of learning as well touching the recognizance as the processe and issue thereupon joyned Anno Vndecimo Henrici Sexti Rex c. Iohanni Duci Bedfordiae c. apud Westm. octavo die Iulii Teste Rege apud Westm. vicesimo quarto Maii. HUmf. Duci Gloucestriae Ricardo Duci Ebor. Hen. Com. Northumb. Ricardo Com. Sarum Ricardo Com. Warr. Johanni Com. Oxoniae Radulpho Com. Westmerland Willielmo Com. Suff. Jacobo Berckley Chlr. Willielmo de Ferrariis de Grobie Chlr. Reginaldo Gray de Ruthine Chlr. Ricardo Strange Chlr. Georgio Latimer Chlr. Johanni Baroni de Graystock Chlr. Roberto Poynings Chlr. VVill. Botreaux Chlr. Tho. Dacre de Gilsland Chlr. VVill. Harrington Chlr. Jacobo de Audley Chlr. Radulpho de Cromwell Chlr. Johanni le Scroope de Masham Chlr. VVillielmo la Zouch Chlr. VValtero Hungerford Chlr Johanni Tipetoft Chlr. Hen. Gray de Codonore Chlr. Willielmo Fits-hugh Chlr. Willielmo de Nevill Chlr. VVillielmo de Lovell Chlr. Johanni de Morley Chlr. Leoni de Welles Chlr. Reginaldo West Chlr. Johanni Beamont Chlr. Johanni Cornwall Chlr. Johanni Talbott No Lord Warden The Parliament holden at Westminster the eighth day of Iuly in the Eleventh year of King Henry the Sixth IN the presence of the King then sitting in the Chair of State in the Chamber de pinct and of the Dukes of Bedford Gloucester Bishops Lords and Commons Iohn Bishop of Bath and Wells Chancellour of England by the Kings commandment declared the cause of the Parliament taking for his Theam Suscipiant montes pacem populo colles justiciam The which he divided into three parts according to the three estates by the hills he understood Bishops Lords and Magistrates by the little hills he meant Knights Esquires and Merchants by the people he meant Husbandmen Artificers and Labourers By the which three Estates by sundry authorities and examples he learnedly proved that a triple political vertue ought to belong viz. To the first unity peace and concord without feigning To the second equity consideration and upright Justice without maintenance To the third a due obeysance to the King his Laws and Magistrates without grudging By which he affirmed that infinite blessings and great commodities would follow this Realm and for that the same Assembly was called as a mean by conference to purchase the same he willed the Commons to make choice of and the next day to present their Speaker to the King giving them further to understand he would them to enjoy all their liberties Receivers of Petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of Petitions for Gascoyn and other places beyond the Seas and of the Isles Tryers of Petitions for England c. as above Tryers of Petitions for Gascoyne c. as above The 11th day of July the Commons presented unto the King Roger Hunt Esq to be their Speaker whose excuse being refused he with the common protestation was allowed The 13th day of Iuly the Duke of Bedford declared before the King and Lords that for two causes he came to the Kings presence from beyond Seas the one for the safeguard of the Kings person and the other to purge himselfe for that it was bruited that the Kings losses in France and Normandy came by his default and negligence upon whose offer to try the same the Chancellour by the Kings commandment pronounced that the King took him to be his true and faithfull leige and most dear Uncle and for his coming gave him most hearty thanks The 13 day of August for that the Plague began to spring in London the Chancellour by the Kings commandment in the presence of him and of the three estates gave thanks to them and prorogued the same Parliament from the same day unto the fifteenth day after St. Michael ensuing at Westminster The same day for that the King wanted treasure to find his house unto the next Parliament it was ordered that the Treasurer of England should stay in his hands 2000 l. The third day of November the Speaker presented unto the King and Lords a president of E. 2. whereby he commanded the Clergy to pronounce sentence of Excommunication against the offenders whereof he wished the like execuâ—ion the King taketh the President and promiseth to be advised thereupon He also presented unto the King and Lords one Article among others established in Anno 8 H. 6. That no Nobleman or other should retain in his service any offender of the Law or maintain any title or quarrel The which Article all the Lords and Bishops there named were sworn before the King to maintain The thirteenth day of November the Duke of Bedford by the appointment of the King and Lords took oath of all the Commons House to perform the Article aforesaid The twenty fourth day of November the Commons coming before the King and Lords by their
apud VVestm in festo Leonardi c. Teste apud Westm. quinto die Septembris HEn Duci Oxoniae Iohanni Duci Norfolciae Humf. Duci Buckinghamiae Edoardo Duci Somerset Ricardo Com. Warr. Hen. Com. Northumb. Tho. Com. Devon VVillielmo Com. Arundell Radulph Com. VVestmerland Ricardo Com. Sarum Johanni Com. Oxoniae Johanni Com. Wigorum Jacobo Com. Wilton Johanni Vicecomiti Beamont Chlr. Jacobo Berckley Chlr. Edoardo Gray Milit. Domino de Grobie Edoardo Gray de Ruthin Chlr. Rob. Hungerford senior Chlr. Radulpho de Graystock Chlr. Hen. Percie Chlr. Domino de Poynings VVilliâ—lmo Borreaux Chlr. Tho. Daâ—re de Gilsland Chlr. Johanni Beauchamp Milit. Domino de Beauchamp Jacobo de Audley Chlr. Radulpho Cromwell Chlr. Willielmo Zouch de Harringworth Chlr. Johanni le Scroop de Masham Chlr. Willielmo Fitz-hugh Chlr. Hen. Scroop de Bolton Chlr. Leonide Welles Chlr. Johanni Domino de Clinton VVillielmo de Lovell Chlr. Edoard Nevill Domino de Bergavenney Roberto Willoughbie Chlr. Tho. de Clifford Chlr. Hen. Vicecom Bourchier Edw. Brook de Cobham Chlr. Johanni Talbot de Lisle Milit. Tho. de Scales Chlr. Reginal Gray de Wilton Chlr. Johanni Sturton Milit. Domino de Sturton Ricardo Woodvill Milit. Domino de Rivers Willielmo Bourchier Milit. Domino de Fitz-warrin Willielm Boneville Milit. Dom. de Boneville de Chaton Hen. Bromfleet Domino de Vessey Tho. Domino de Roos Roberto Hungerford Mil. Dom. de Mollins Radulpho Boteler de Sudley Chlr. Tho. Gray Domino de Richmond Willielmo Beauchamp Milit. Domino de St. Amando Tho. Percie Milit. Domino de Egremont Johanni Sutton de Dudley Chlr. Breve dirigitur Willielmo Fynes Domino de Say Seal adveniendum ad Parliamentum Datum decimo tertio die Aprilis The Parliament holden at VVestminster on the feast of St. Leonard the twenty ninth year of the reign of King Henry the Sixth IN the presence of the King sitting in the Chair of Estate in the Chamber de pinct within the Palace of Westminster Lords and Commons Iohn the Cardinall Archbishop of York and Chancellor of England by the Kings commandement declared that the Parliament was called first for defence of the realm safe keeping of the seas for provision for an Army against the French and for the suppression of Insurrections within the realm to which end he willed the Commons to choose their Speaker and the next day to present him to the King Receivers of petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of petitions for Gascoyne and other places beyond the seas and of the Isles Tryers of petitions for England c. as above Tryers of petitions for Gascoyne c. as above On Monday the nineteenth day of November the Commons presented to the King Sir William Oldhall Knight to be their Speaker who with the common protestation was allowed Sundry devises and orders for the alteration of the payment of the Subsedy granted in the last Parliament Isabel the wife of William Tresham Esquire sheweth how Symon Norwich of Brumhurst in the County of Northampton Esquire for malice born to the said William lay in wait for the said William with sundry Welshmen there named and murdered the said William riding and saying of our Ladies Mattins at a place called Thorpland-close in Molton in Northampton towards the Duke of York She therefore prayeth that writs of proclamation may go to the Sheriffs of Northampton to proclaim and cause those evil doers to render themselves by a day and that upon their appearance they may be committed to ward and answer to the appeal the same to be tryed by sufficient men of Northamptonshire only and that the sons of the said VVilliam may pursue the Appeal if she should happily die the which was granted The seventeenth day of December the Chancellor in the presence of the King and of the three Estates really prorogued the Parliament from the same day unto the twentieth day of Ianuary then ensuing at Westminster The twenty ninth day of April the Parliament was likewise prorogued from the same day unto the fifth of May then ensuing at Westminster It is enacted that the King shall be preferred to 20000 l. out of the Customes of London and Southampton be for C li. payments It is enacted that the Statute made in the eighteenth year of this King for the allowance of the Kings Justices wages and liveries shall be observed In consideration of 4000 l. delivered to the King in Allom by the Merchants of Iean named It is enacted that they shall ship any Staple-ware out of the South until they be of the said summ answered It is enacted That certain Merchants of the South shall have all the Allom aforesaid paying in hand to the King 8000 l. and no man during two years on pain of forfeiture do bring buy or sell any other Allom. The Commons prayen the King that Edmond Duke of Somerset Alice Poole late the wife of William Poole late Duke of Suffolk William Bishop of Chester Sir Iohn Sutton Knight Baron of Dudley Thomas Daniel late of London Esquire Iohn Trevillian late of London Esq Edward Grimstone late of London Esq Thomas Kemp Clerk of the Commons Iohn c. late of London Esq Reynold Abbot of St. Peters in the County of Gloucester Thomas Pulford of London Esq Iohn Hampton William Myners Iohn Blackwell Iohn Penâ—rike Iohn Gergoran Esquire Stephen Slegg Thomas Stacy Tho. Hore Lord Hastings Edmond Hungerford Knight Thomas Stanley Knight Ienkin de Stanley Usher of the Kings Chamber Esq Barthol Hawley Ralph Balthorp Esq Edmond Hampton Knight Mr. Iohn Somerset Mr. Iervis de Deberre one of the Kings Secretaries Iohn Newport alias Spicer of the Isle of Wight Esquires and Robert Wingfield Knight he abandoned from the Kings presence during their lives and not to come within twelve miles of the Court for that the people speak evil of them The King of his meer motion is contented that all shall depart unlesse they be Lords and a few of them whom he may not spare from his person and they shall so continue for one year to see if any man can duely improve them Petitions of the Commons with their Answers THe like Act of resumption as in the last Parliament tit 23. to begin at the first day of the Parliament Anno 28 H. 6. and to end at the last day of the Parliament excepting certain particulars The record is from the first day of the Kings raign and to begin at th' Annunciation of our Lady in 29 H. 6. The print touching the attainder of Iack Cade agreeth with the record The print touching process against breakers of truce cap. 2. agreeth with the record The print touching Letters Patents made in the City of York c. 3. agreeth with the record It is enacted that the Abbot
Duci Gloucest Johanni Duci Norfolciae Johanni Duci Suffolciae Ricardo Com. Warr. Sarum Hen. Com. Essex Willielmo Com. Arundel Johanni Com. Salopiae Edwardo Com. Cantiae Radulpho Com. VVestmerland Johanni Com. Northumb. Johan Com. Oxoniae Radulpho Graystock Chlr. Georgio Latimer Chlr. Johanni Bernes Chlr. Tho. le Scroope de Masham Chlr. Johanni Beauchamp de Beauchamp Edwardo de Nevil de Bergavenny Chlr. Reginal Gray de Wilton Willielmo Bourchier de Fitz-warrin Chlr. Waltero Blunt de Mountjoy Johanni Strange Chlr. Hen. Gray Chlr. Ricardo VVest Chlr. Johanni Denham de Cary Chlr. VVill. Hastings de Hastings VValtero Devereux de Ferris Chlr. Johanni le Scroop de Bolton Radul Boteler de Sudley Chlr. Hen. Fitz-hugh Chlr. VVillielmo Fenis de Say Chlr. Ricardo Fenis de Dacre Chlr. Roberto Ogle Chlr. Tho. Lumley Chlr. Humf. Bourchier de Cromwell Chlr. Tho. de Stanley Chlr. Johanni Wenlock de VVenlock Chlr. Ricardo VVelles de VVilloughbie Chlr. VVillielmo Sturton de Sturton Chlr. VVillielmo Lovell de Morley Milites omnes praeter Morley Anno Duodecimo Edwardi Quarti Rex c. Charissimo fratri suo Georgio Duci Clarentiae c. apud Westm. sexto die Octobris Teste apud Westm. decimo nono die Augusti RIcardo Duci Gloucest Johanni Duci Norfolciae Johanni Duci Suffolciae VVillielmo Com. Arundell Hen. Com. Essex Edwardo Com. Cantii Radulpho Com. VVestmerland Hen. Com. Northumb. Anth. Com. Rivers Johanni Com. Salopiae Johanni Com. VVilts Radulpho Graystock Chlr. Tâ—o le Scroop de Masham Chlr. Johanni Beauchamp de Beauchamp Chlr. Johanni de Audley Chlr. Edwardo Nevill de Bergavenny Chlr. Reginaldo Gray de VVilton Johanni Strange Chlr. Hen. Gray Chlr. Johanni Howard Chlr. Ricardo West Chlr. VValtero Devereux de Ferrars Chlr. Johan le Scroop de Bolton Chlr. Radul Buteler de Sudley Chlr. Tho. Lumley de Lumley Chlr. Tho. Stanley de Stanley Chlr. Radulpho Fenis de Dacre Chlr. Johan Brook de Cobham Chlr. VValtero Blunt de Mountjoy Chlr. VVill. Sturton de Sturton Chlr. Johanni Bourchier de Bernes Chlr. Fulconi Bourchier de Fitz-warrin Chlr. Johanni Sutton de Dudley Chlr. VVillielm Hastings de Hastings Chlr. VVillielmo Berkley Chlr. Johanni Denham de Cary Denham Milites omnes except Denham The Parliament holden at Westminster the sixth day of October in the twelfth year of the reign of King Edward the Fourth IN the presence of the King sitting in the Chair of State in the Chamber de pinct within the Palace at Westminster and of the Lords and Commons Robert Bishop of Bath and Welles Chancellor of England made a notable declaration of the summons of the Parliament after which he willed the Commons to choose and the next day to present to the King their Speaker Receivers of petitions for England Ireland Wales and Scotland Receivers of petitions for Gascoyne and other places beyond the seas and of the Isles Tryers of petitions for England c. as above Tryers of petitions for Gascoyne c. as above The second day of the Parliament the Commons declared to the Lords that they had chosen their Speaker The fourth day of the Parliament the Commons presented to the King William Allington Esquire to be their Speaker whose excuse refused he with the Common protestation was allowed The last day of November the Commons grant to the King 14000 Archers to serve the King at their costs for one year the same to be levyed out of all mens lands according to a proportion The Lords Spirituall and Temporall by themselves grant unto the King towards the furniture aforesaid the tenth part of one whole yeares revenue of all and singular their possessions The Commons by a long protestation require that the Statute made against ryots maintenance oppressions and for labourers may be executed The same day by the Kings commandement the Bishop of Rochester after thanks giving to the Commons for their grant doth prorogue the Parliament from the same day unto the eighth of February then ensuing at Westminster The King by Letters Patents createth Edward his first begotten son Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester the which is confirmed by common consent The King by other Letters Patents granteth unto the said Prince the hereditaments belonging to the said Principality and Earldome The King by other Letters Patents delivereth to the said Prince the Dutchy of Cornwall with the whole appurtenances all which grants are confirmed by assent of Parliament with sundry provisions Henry Percie Knight son and heir to Henry Percie late Lord of Northumberland is restored in bloud to the said Earldome and to all such hereditaments of the same Earl as came to the Kings hands the second day of March in Ann. 9. E. 4. and the attainder made against the said Earl An. 1. E. 4. tit 17. is made void The attainder made against William Grinsby Esq in An. 1. E. 4. is made void and he restored Robert Talbois Esq son and heir to William Talbois Knight is restored to the bloud and lands of the said William and the attainder of the said William An. 1. E. 4. tit 19. is made void George Brown Knight son of Tho. Brown of London is likewise restored as heir of the said Thomas notwithstanding any attainder made against the said George by verdict An. 38. H. 6. Robert Bulling Gentleman is restored and the attainder An. 1. E. 4. is made void â—homas Maidwell son and heir of Iohn Maidwell of Kirton in Lindsey in the County of Lincoln Gent. is restored to bloud and lands of the said Iohn Maidwell and the attainder had against him the said Iohn An. 1. E. 4. made void Edmond Cornwall son and heir to Thomas Cornwall is restored as above and the attainder had against the said Thomas An. 1. E. 4. is made void The like restitution of bloud and lands is made to Everard Digbie son and heir of Everard Digby late of Stockdry in Rutland Esq and the attainder had against the father An. 1. E. 4. is made void It is enacted that William Lord Berckley and Ioan his wife and the heirs of the sad William shall peaceably enjoy the Mannor and Burrough of Wotton under Egg the Mannor of Symond Hall and Erlingham with their appurtenances in the County of Gloucester against Margaret Viscountesse Lisle late the wife of Thomas Talbot late Viscount Lisle paying yearly to the said Margaret during her life 100 l. with certain provisions Ralph Nevil son and heir of Iohn Nevil Knight late Lord Nevil is restored to the bloud and lands of the said Iohn and the attainder had against the said Iohn An. 1. E. 4. is made void wherein certain provisions are Henry Roos Knight is restored in bloud and lands and the attainder had against him An. 1. E. 4. is made void Thomas Ormond
364. Horse-coursers complaint against their excessive prices p 109. Hospitality to be kept on Benefices p 65 100 128 129. Decayed by Aliens possessing of them ibid. Hospitals to pay no Taxes unless they did formerly p 28. All Ordinaries to certifie their Foundations c. into the Chancery that redress may be made in them p 547. Of S. Leonards in York to enjoy their Thraues of Corn in several Counties and recover them p 570. Hostages of the Scots an Act touching them p 578 570. Hosteries and Inns an Act concerning them p 475. Houses decayed in Burroughs p 133. Huâ— and Cry to be made and pursued p 12. Hundreds not to be let to farm p 126 398. Reasonable warning to be given for holding them p 139. Hunting No man to be impeached for hunting within the Purlieâ— and out of the bounds of the Forrest p 147. An Act against Hunters p 558. I IDentitate Nominis an Act for it p 97 99. For Executors by Act p 60â— Iersey the Bailiffs thereof to seâ—se the goods of a Iurate revolted to the Enemy and chuse another p 21. Care taken for iâ—s defence p 29. The King of Navar 's promise to meet K. Edw. 3. there with a a great force to invade France p 90. Exemption granted to the Inhabâ—tants within England from Tolls and Customs for a time as Lieges p 339. Sir Iohn Cobham attainted of Treason in Parliament Adjudged to remain prisoner in Iersey during life p 379. Iewels of the King pawned redeemed and disposed of in cases of want of mony p 29 569 579 588â— 603 638. The King to have all his Grandfathers Iewels p 16â— 417. Merchants bringing in Iewels c. to transport Staple-ware p 172. King R 2. impeached for carrying the Crown-Iewels into Ireland p 388. King bound to return the Queen into France with all her Iewels p 4â—4 King R 2. his Iewels left in trust disposed in part the rest delivered to H. 4. who pardoneth all Accounts for them p 417 588. Iewels in R. 2. his hands prayed to be restored to the Duke of York p 438. Delivered to H. 5. his Executors to pay his debts p 569. Impeachments in Parliament see Commons Parliament Treason Impositions That such as by their own authority shall lay new ones without assent of Parliâ—ment may lose life member goods and lands p 138. None to be imposed on Merchandise without Act of Parliament by the three Estates p 91 1â—2 fee Taxes Toâ—nage and Poundage King and Lords grant That Merchants amongst themselves in cases of distress might levy Impositions for the safe transporting of their Goods from the Staple at Calice if besieged p 63. But their Grant cannot bind the Commons without their assent thereto p 39 52 53 54. See Taxes Impressing of Masters and Mariners of Ships its mischiefs p 113. Imprisonment for breach of the Peace both of Members and others p 12 14. see Priviledge of Parliament Complained of in Parliament p 692. For menaces and revenge p 7. For not receiving gold p 99. For forcible Entry p 201. Of Clerks for abuses p 306. Of Vagabonds and Counterfeits p 294. Of Lollards and Hereticks p 411 472 564 582. Of such as infringe the good Orders for Attornies p 475. For suing in Court Christian p 476 For Felony p 581. Of persons impeached in Parliament p 316 642 643 664. For slandering Peers not avowing Bills false Complaints and Contempts in Parliament see Lords Parliament Surrendring Forts to the Enemy p 157 158 292. For Treason p 581. Imprisonment not to be without due process not against the Great Charter and Complaints against it when contrary p 32 33 79 93 296 410 422 81 16â— No Goaler or Constable of a Castle to be a Commissioner in cases of Imprisonment p 91. Imprisonment to be in common Goals not private Castles p 432. By Duress complained of and censured p 81 106 398 For misdemeanors complained of p 107 121. For delaying Accountants in the Exchequer p 118. For Oppression Fraud and Extortion p 12â— 122. Of the Tinners in Lestithiel Castle p 142. By Officers of or in the Forrest p 169. For murder p 690 692. Of Goldsmiths for not setting their Marks to Plate c. p 172. Of a Bishop spared for his Order p 293. For Provisions from pâ—33 â—33 Imprisonment perpetual and for life of Provisors p 44 64. Of English-men Farmers to Aliens Benefices p 49. For counterfeiting others Seals and Deeds p 114. For Treason by Judgment p 379. Of King R 2. p 391. Of Clerks convict p 639. Impropriations an Act to license them p 345. Incertainty Fine and Ransom intended when penalties are incertain p 53. In Indictments of the Forrest to null them p 169. In Extracts to be certified p 112. In Purveyors Bills p 55. Incontinency occasioned by denying Clergy for Bigamy p 125. Indempnity in Civil Wars and Insurâ—ections when ended with Exception of some particular persons only p 7 9 23 394 396 397 456 432 657 664. Indictment none to be accuâ—ed but by it p 54 55. By Forâ—esters by men of other Counties complained against p 59. Before Justices of Peace p 92. Before the Coroner p 126. In the Sheriff Turn p 162. Oâ— Vert and Venison to express the places where taken p 169. Conspiracy upon Indictments p 348. An Act touching them p 472 625. Process in it p 547 595. An Act concerning Indictments in Sheriffs Turns p 612 673. None in a Foreign County unless the Plaintiff appeal c. p 631. Fraudulent suppressed p 557. Of Treason confirmed in Parliament p 568. Indictor challenged by the party indicted p 39. None to be put in the Inquest of Thâ—eves p 79. Infant at full age how to avoid a Recognisance during his minority p 16. Inspected in Parliament upon an Aetate probanda and there adjudged under age after his Livery sued and his Lands reseised p 103. To have two or three years respite aâ—ter his full age to reverse a Fine in his Infancy denied p 131. Makes a Lease in Parliament and promiseth there to confirm it at full age p 430. The Duke of Buckingham an Infant enacted to be of full age to all purposes p 698. Informers for the King and themselves take the whole principle and damages to themselves Error not Attaint lies on Judgments on their Informations p 56. Ingrossing of Wines to be enquired after and by whom p 93. Inhibition of the Archbishop to admit how to be avoided p 81. Inquisitions and Inquiry Inquests of things done in Religious houses by the Kings Officers complained against p 32. Of the Kings Revenues in Ireland and neglects frauds in his Officers there p 59â— Men not to be put out of possessions of their Lands by Inquests of Office found by Escheators or others if they put in Sureties to traverse them and answer the profits if found against them prayed p 59 113 115 191 311 Traversable p 538. Inquests of the value of mens Lands returned into Chancery upon oath p 60. Inquiries