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Anno Vicesimo octavo Edwardi Tertii. The Parliament holden at Westminster the Monday after Saint Mark the Evangelist in the 28. year of Edward the Third.
[unspec 1] THe Monday after Sir William Shareshal Chief Justice to the King in the Chamber de Pinct made open Proclamation before the King,* 1.1 Lords and Commons, that the Parliament was called for three causes, First, for the establishing of the Staple within the Realm,* 1.2 and confirma∣tion of the Ordinances made at the last great Councel.
[unspec 2] The second how they might treat a peace with the French,* 1.3 for that by War he saw his Subjects greatly wasted.* 1.4
[unspec 3] The third, for receiving of petitions,* 1.5 and redress of enormities, all which without Parliament could not be ended.* 1.6
Receivers of Petitions for England.
[unspec 4] Receivers of Petitions for Gascoyne,* 1.7 Ireland, Wales, and other forain Isles and places.
[unspec 5] Tryers of petitions for Gascoyn, &c. as above.
[unspec 6] Tryers of petitions for England, as above.
[unspec 7] Roger of Wigmore, Cousin and Heir of Roger of Mortimer late Earl of March, requireth by his petition the attainture of the said Earl, made in the 4 Edw. 3. tit 1. may be examined, and for manifest errors be re∣versed,* 1.8 whereupon the Record was brought before Edward Prince of Wales, Lords and Commons.* 1.9
All the Articles,* 1.10 circumstances and Judgments of the same Earl, had in the 4. E. 3. tit. 1. and which there cannot be read, are contained at large.
[unspec 9] The same Objections laid against the said Earl are to be engraven in the hearts of all Councellors about a Prince. For this Earl being condemned of certain points,* 1.11 wherefore he deserved commenda∣tions for others altogether untrue surmises, as the half blind may see, and for other some being true, yet of no moment, may teach Councellors to see themselves, and thereby know that their well-doing not being well taken doth purchase death, where the Princes wrath supplieth equity.
The Lords and Judges of the Parliament,* 1.12 by the authority of the King for the objections laid against the said Earl, adjudged him to be drawn, and hanged, which was there done with post speed.
[unspec 11] This Bill requireth, that the Judgment aforesaid might be revoked,* 1.13 for errors in all points of the same, viz. for as much as the said Earl was put to death without any accusation, or being brought to Judgment or Answer.
[unspec 12] The same Judgment is revoked, and the same Roger restored to the blood,* 1.14 and to all the Hereditaments of the said Earl.