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Anno Quadragessimo secundo Edwardi Tertii. The Parliament holden at Westminster the Monday the first day of May in the 42 year of the reign of King Edward the Third.
[unspec 1] AT this day, for that sundry of the Lords and Commons were not come, the Arch-Bishop of Canterbury declared to the Lords, and Commons then assembled in the Chamber de Pinct, that the Kings pleasure was that the Parliament should be continued until the Thursday ensuing.
[unspec 2] On the said Thursday, the said Arch-Bishop in the presence of the King, Lords, and Commons declared that the King yeelded to God his most hearty thanks, for giving him Victory over his Enemies, for the quiet government of his Realm, and for the great Loyalty of his Subjects both in Body and Goods, the which Blessing, and good Estate, as he decreed to continue, and amend; so that he might the better accomplish the same, he had therefore called the Parlia∣ment.
[unspec 3] Receivers of Petitions for England, Ireland, Wales and Scot∣land.
[unspec 4] Receivers of Petitions for Gascoyn, and other forein places and Isles.
[unspec 5] Tryers of Petitions for England, &c. as above.
[unspec 6] Tryers of Petitions for Gascoyne, &c. as above.
[unspec 7] The next day the same Arch-Bishop declared, that of the long treaty between the Kings Councel, and David le Bruce of Scotland, this was the last offer of the said David, viz. that he offered peace, so as he might freely enjoy to him in Fee the whole Realm of Scotland, without any subjection, or any other thing, which m••ght be account∣ed a perpetual charge; Of which Peace the Lords and Commons be∣ing willed to give their advice, made several Answers, that they could not assent to any such peace, but to the disherison of the King, and of his Crown, and to the great danger of themselves, being sworn to the same.
[unspec 8] After that the said Arch-Bishop on the Kings behalf gave to the whole Estates thanks for their Aids and Subsidies granted to the King, and shewed further the great need of the same.
[unspec 9] Whereupon the Lords and Commons granted to the King for two years the Subsidy of Wooll, viz. of every sack of Wooll 30 s. 8d. so much of every 2••0 Fells, and of every Last of skins 4 l. over the old Custom 6s. 8d of every sack of Wooll, and so much of twenty dozen of Fells, and 13 s. 4 d. of every last of skins.