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.
[ 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.
[ 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.*
[ 3] Receivers of Petitions for England,* Ireland, Wales and Scot∣land.
[ 4] Receivers of Petitions for Gascoyn, and other forein places and Isles.
[ 5] Tryers of Petitions for England, &c. as above.
[ 6] Tryers of Petitions for Gascoyne, &c. as above.
[ 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.*
[ 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.
[ 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.
Petitions of the Commons with their Answers.
[ 10] The print touching the keeping of the great Charter,* cap. 1. agreeth with the Record, onely the print wanteth (and all other Statutes.)
[ 11] The print of Pardons agreeth with the Record.*
[ 12] The print that none be put to answer without due process of Law,* cap. 3. agreeth with the record.
[ 13] The print touching Commissions,* cap. 4. agreeth with the Re∣cord.
[ 14] The print touching Escheators,* cap. 5. agreeth with the Record in effect, but not in form, quod nota.
[ 15] *The print touching Labourers, cap. 6. agreeth with the Record.
[ 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.
[ 17] *The print touching the restraint of English Merchants to fetch Gas∣coyne wine, cap. 8. agreeth with the Record.
[ 18] The print touching green wax out of the Exchequer,* cap. 9. agreeth with the Record.
[ 19] The print touching such as be born at Callice,* cap. 10. agreeth with the Record.
[ 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.
[ 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.*
[ 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.*
[ 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 Page 107 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.
[ 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.
[ 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*.
[ 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.
[ 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.
