Petitions of the Commons, with their Answers.

[ 12] *That all the Acts of Parliament before made may be observed, so as they pass forth no Commissions for arraying of men.

*The first point the King granteth; of the rest he will be ad∣vised.

[ 13] *That such as were fined for not arraying of men, may therefore be discharged.*

[ 14] The King will be advised.

*That all within six miles of the Sea, may have a Supersedeas for ar∣raying of men.

That such as keep the Sea-coasts, shall have a Supersedeas.

[ 15] * It is enacted, That the Coining in all places shall be open as here∣tofore.*

[ 16] *It is enacted, That the Bringer of False money into the Realm shall lose life and member; And that the Justices of Assise and of the Peace shall enquire of the same.

[ 17] That the Kings Receivers may receive as well Gold as Silver,* and that the Changers thereof be not without Parliament.

The first is granted, the second respited.

*That the Forty shillings Subsidy of every Sack of Wooll may cease.*

[ 18] The King must first therein be moved.

*The paiment be made for the last taking up of victuals.*

[ 19] Order shall be taken therein.

[ 20] That the best of every County may be Justices of Peace;* and that they may determine all Felonies.*

The first point is granted: For the second, the King will appoint learned Justices.

[ 21] * That the keeping of the Sea may from henceforth be at the Kings charge.*

*It shall be kept as heretofore it hath been.

[ 22] That Sheriffs in every County may have sufficient in their Counties,* and that none of those Offices be granted for life, or in Fee.

[ 23] That Purveyors not taking the Constables with them according to the Statute of Westminster,* may be taken as Theeves; and that Justices of Assise and Peace may enquire of the same.*

[ 24] The Statute made shall be observed.

*That the Fifteens in Towns and antient Demesns be levied as in the bodies of Counties, without increase.

[ 25] * The same shall be levied according to accustomed use.

*That all Justices of Enquires be sworn as Justices of the Bench; and that the Chief of them have power to swear the rest.*

Such Justices shall be sworne as appertaineth; so as they shall take nothing but meat and drink, and that of small value, and the Chief shall swear all the rest.

Page  49That the Fifteens beyond Trent be imployed only upon the defence of the North.*

The King will foresee the defence aforesaid.*

[ 27] That strangers, enemies of the Realm,* and remaining now in Newgate, may be judged during the Parliament.

They shall remain there till further order.*

[ 28] That no Charter of Pardon may be granted,* since the Kings last passage.*

[ 29] Advice shall be taken.

It is enacted, That Lumbards,* and other Merchants shall receive gold for their ware, without any other compact, or pain of Fine, or impri∣sonment.

[ 30] That all Alien Monks do avoid the Realm by Michaelmas,* and that their livings be disposed to yong English Schollars.

The persons being spiritual cannot be tryed by Parliament, their li∣vings being in the Kings hands,* and without him cannot be disposed.

[ 31] That the King may take the profits of all other strangers livings as Cardinals,* and others, during their lives.

The King taketh the profits,* and the Councel hath sent their Petiti∣on to the King.

[ 32] That such Aliens enemies as be advanced to livings,* they being in their own Countries Shoomakers, Taylors, or Chamberlains to Car∣dinals,* may depart before Michaelmas, and their livings, disposed to poor English Schollers.

As Tit. 3.

[ 33] That no payment be suffered to be made to any Cardinals living in France,* * to intreat of war, or peace.

The same is granted as reasonable.*

That Aliens buying provisions,* or provisors do avoid the Realm, as before, or to be out of the Law.

The Statute heretofore made shall be observed, and the King shall signifie to the Pope thereof.*

[ 35] That the yearly advancement of two thousand Marks granted out of the Provinces of Canterbury may be restrained,* and such as shall persue therefore to be out of the Law.

The Lords think the same but reasonable,* and it is further com∣manded, that no such be from henceforth received.

[ 36] It is enacted, that whosoever shall bring into the Realm any Aliens enemies in any vessel,* that the same vessell be forfeited and the bo∣die of the bringers at the Kings pleasure.

[ 37] That no Englishman do take any thing in Farm of any Alien reli∣gious,* nor buy any of their goods, nor be of their Councel, on pain of perpetual imprisonment.

These are against the Kings profit, who lacketh such profits of the Farmers.*

[ 38] It is enacted, that during the Wars no person do transport,* or send any money to the Pope, nor to any Bishop, or other Alien for what duty whatsoever.

[ 39] *Order shall be taken with every General of all houses of Fryers, that they shall so look to all Fryers Aliens, as that they shall not dis∣close the secrets of the Realm.

Where the Commons request was, that those Fryers should depart the Realm never to return.

[ 40] *That the pension of seven shillings which Raymond Pilegrin receiveth yearly of every house of Religion within the Realm may cease.

*The same Raymond is the Kings liegeman born in Gascoin, and is sworn to be of the Kings Councel, who by his procuracy receiveth the same.

[ 41] *That the yearly Pension of two thousand pound paid to the Ab∣bot of Cluny the Kings enemy may cease for ever.*

The same is payed there.

[ 42] * It is enacted, that no person do bring into the Realm to any Bishop, or other, any Bull,* or other Letters from Rome, or from any Alien, unless he shew the same to the Chancellor,* or Warden of the Cinque-Ports on losse of all that he hath.

[ 43] That the Statute made, that the King should present to any Church of his gift falling void at any time within three years,* so as if the Par∣son had continued therein for three years, that he should not be put out, may stand.

*The King will be advised.

[ 44] *It is enacted that all religious persons for lands purchased since the twentieth of Edw. 3. and paying no Desmie therefore amongst the Cler∣gie shall pay fifteens.

[ 45] *After this Mr. Iohn Charlton, one of the Messengers aforesaid brought Letters from the Bishop of Durham, from the Earls of Northampton, Arundel, Warwick, Oxon, and Suffolk, and from Sir Hugh le Dispen∣cer, Lord of Glamorgan, directed to the whole estate of Parliament, and purporting, that where the King at his arrivall at Hoges in Nor∣mandie had made his eldest son the Prince of Wales a Knight,* where∣by he ought to have aid of the Realm, as appertaineth, Viz. forty shillings for every Knights Fee, whereunto they all granted, and took Order for the speedy levying of the same.

[ 46] *It is ordered in full Parliament at the request of the Commons that the Benefices of all Aliens should be seized into the Kings hand,* and he to take the profit of the same, and that all Bishops should before the next Convocation certifie into the Chancery the Names of all Ali∣ens, their Benefices and values.

[ 47] An Act as before, that no Alien should send any Letters,* Tit. 42•