An exact abridgement of the records in the Tower of London from the reign of King Edward the Second, unto King Richard the Third, of all the Parliaments holden in each Kings reign, and the several acts in every Parliament : together with the names and titles of all the dukes, marquesses, earls, viscounts, and barons, summoned to every of the said Parliaments / collected by Sir Robert Cotton ... ; revised, rectified in sundry mistakes, and supplied with a preface, marginal notes, several ommissions, and exact tables ... by William Prynne ...

Petitions of the Commons with their Answers.

[unspec 10] The print touching the keeping of the great Charter, cap. 1. agreeth with the Record, onely the print wanteth (and all other Statutes.)

[unspec 11] The print of Pardons agreeth with the Record.

[unspec 12] The print that none be put to answer without due process of Law, cap. 3. agreeth with the record.

[unspec 13] The print touching Commissions, cap. 4. agreeth with the Re∣cord.

[unspec 14] The print touching Escheators, cap. 5. agreeth with the Record in effect, but not in form, quod nota.

[unspec 15] The print touching Labourers, cap. 6. agreeth with the Record.

[unspec 16] The print touching Victualls in London, cap. 7. agreeth with the Record.

Note that the Londoners required that no Forainer should retail any Wine, Merchandize, or Victualls in London, which was not granted.

[unspec 17] The print touching the restraint of English Merchants to fetch Gas∣coyne wine, cap. 8. agreeth with the Record.

[unspec 18] The print touching green wax out of the Exchequer, cap. 9. agreeth with the Record.

[unspec 19] The print touching such as be born at Callice, cap. 10. agreeth with the Record.

[unspec 20] The 21. of May, the King gave thanks to the Lords and Commons for their coming, and aide granted, on which day all the Lords, and sundry of the Commons dined with the King: after which dinner, Sir Iohn de Lee, was brought before the King, Lords and Commons next aforesaid, to answer to certain Objections following, and first to the complaint of William Latimer, as followeth.

[unspec 21] The King had granted the Wardship of Robert Latimer, the Son and Heir of Sir Robert Latimer, with certain Mannors during the same minority, to the Bishop of Sarum, whose estate the same William had, and after the King granted the same to Sir Iohn Lee. The same William surmised, that the said Sir Iohn being of power sent for him to London, where he by duress of Imprisonment enforced the said Wil∣liam to surrender his Estate to him.

[unspec 22] And by Recognizance therefore, the same Sir Iohn excuseth him∣self, for that the Grant was made unto him, the which was not allow∣ed, for that the said VVilliam was not put out by due process of Law.

[unspec 23] Another matter was objected against the said Sir Iohn, for that during such time as he was Steward of the Kings House, he should cause sundry men to be attached, and to come before him, as before the Kings Councel in places where he pleased, where being out of Councel, he caused men to answer as to things before the Coun∣cel.

That he as Steward, having thereby authority onely within the

Verge did notwithstanding cause sundry to be attached out of the Verge, as Iohn Goddard and others, making them to answer in the Marshals••y, of things done out of the Verge, and other-some com∣mitted to the Tower of his own Authority, as Iohn Sibill, Edmond Urdsales, and others.

[unspec 24] That he had of his own authority, against the Justices command∣ment, discharged out of Newgate Hugh Lavenham Purveyor, who had appealed sundry men of Felony.

[unspec 25] That he bargained with Sir Nicholas Lovayn, for the keeping of the Mannor of Rainham in Kent, the which the same Sir Nicholas claimed to hold during the minority of the Son and Heir of Iohn Saunton, where the said Iohn of Lee knew that the said Mannor was holden of the King in chief, as of the Castle of Dover.

[unspec 26] Of all which points, for that the same Sir Iohn could not purge himself, he was commanded to the Tower of London, there to re∣main as prisoner until he had made Fines at the Kings will; And com∣mandment given to Sir Allen of Buxhal Constable of the Tower to keep him accordingly. And so the Lords and Commons de∣parted.

[unspec 27] After that, the said Sir Iohn being brought to Westminster be∣fore the Kings Councel, and being there demanded of the same Wil∣liam Lattimer, made answer, that as freely as the King had granted to him the Wardship aforesaid, so freely did he surrender the same into the Kings hands; Whereupon by the same Councel it was order∣ed, that the Wardship aforesaid, should be reseised into the Kings hands, and delivered unto the said William Lattimer according to the Grant made to the said Bishop, and that all Recognizances, and con∣veyances made by the said William to the said Sir Iohn should be void, saving the Kings right.

Notes

• Great Charter, Statutes.
• Pardons.
• Process of Law.
• Commissions,
• Escheators.
• Labourers.
• Victuals.
• London, Forainers, Retail.
• Merchants, Wines.
• Green wax, Exchequer.
• Aliens, Callice.
• Kings thanks for aids, Lords and Com∣mons dine with the King.
• Sir Iohn de Lee.
• Robert Latimers Case.
• Wardship,
• Imprisonment, Duress.
• Due process of Law.
• Kings Steward, Kings Councel, Unjust oppression, Attachment.
• Verge,
• Marshalsey, Jurisdiction.

  Imprisonment.
• Authority abused, Purveyors.
• Defrauding the King

  Mannor of Rayn∣ham.
• Dover Castle.
• Imprisonment in the Tower,
• Constable of the Tower.
• Kings Councel.
• Wardship resign∣ed to the King.
• Recognisances va∣cated.