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 ...

[unspec 24] Petitions of the Clergy, with their Answers.

[unspec 25] The Print touching the long recital, cap. 1. agreeth with the Record.

The Print that no Prelate be impeached of any crime before the Ju∣stices,* 1.1 * 1.2 cap. 1. agreeth with the Record.

[unspec 26] The Print touching the tryall of Bygamie,* 1.3 cap. 2. agreeth with the Record.

[unspec 27] [unspec 28] * 1.4The Print touching the purchasing of Lands in Mortmain, agreeth with the Record.

[unspec 29] * 1.5The Print for not purveying in the Fees of the Church, cap. 4. a∣greeth as before.

* 1.6The Print touching prohibition, cap. 7. agreeth with the Record.

[unspec 30] * 1.7The Print touching the Temporal Justices shall not enquire of pro∣cess made by Ecclesiastical Officers, cap. 6. agreeth with the Record.

[unspec 31] The Print touching Sciri facias for Tithes,* 1.8 cap. 7. agreeth with the Record.

* 1.9The which Statute at the request of the Bishops and Clergy was exemplified under the great Seal, and to them delivered.

[unspec 33] After all this the Commons by their Petition recite the Act of Pro∣vision made in the last Parliament,* 1.10 tit. 60. And for that no punish∣ment was provided therefore, that such as incur the breach of the same by receipt, procuring, or Councel, in stay of any temporal judgement, shall lie in perpetual prison,* 1.11 or be fore-judged the land. And that all Justices of the Assizes, Goal-delivery, and Oyer and Terminer may de∣termine the same.

[unspec 34] That the Act of provision may continue for ever.* 1.12

That if any Archbishop, or other person religious, or other do not present within four moneths, some able Clerk to any dignity, where∣of any person hath obtained from Rome any provision,* 1.13 but surceased

the same, that then the King may present some able Clerk.

[unspec 35] That if any Bishop elect shall refuse to take such Brother other then by such,* 1.14 that then such Clerk shall not enter nor enjoy his Temporalities without the Kings special licence.

[unspec 36] That the King shall dispose of all such Benefices and Dignities of such Aliens his enemi••s,* 1.15 as remain in such Countries of his enemies, and imploy the profits thereof to the defence of the Realm.

[unspec 37] That Commissions be sent into all the Kings Ports, to apprehend all such persons as shall bring in any such Instrument from Rome,* 1.16 and to bring them forthwith before the Council to answer thereto.

[unspec 39] That the Deanry of York which is to be recovered by Judgment in the Kings Court,* 1.17 may be bestowed upon some able man within the Realm, who will maintain the same against him who holdeth the same by provision from Rome, being the Common Enemy to the King, and to the Realm, and that the mean profits may be imployed upon the defence of the Realm.* 1.18

[unspec 40] To all which Petitions,* 1.19 Answer was made in form following.

It is agreed by the King, Earls, Barons, Justices, and other wife men of the Realm, That the Petitions aforesaid be made in sufficient form of Law. According to the Petitions aforesaid, certain Process made against Sir William de la Pool, and Reynold at Conduite, out of the Exchequer, is revoked as erroneous;* 1.20 and that they shall be charged a new to accompt for monies received for the Kings Wooll,* 1.21 notwith∣standing any Letter of Acquittance to them made.

[unspec 41] The which Accord was sent to the King, to know his pleasure therein.

The Petitions of the Clerks of the Chancery;* 1.22 That where the Lord Chancellor or Lord Keeper for the time being ought to have the Cognisance of all Pleas of Trespasses done by the said Clerks, or other Servants, where the Chancery shall remain; yet notwithstanding the Sheriffs of London had attached one Gilbert of Chrishull, a Clerk of the said Chancery, in London, at the suit of Killingbury a Draper, upon a Bill of Trespass; which Gilbert brought a Supersedeas of Priviledge to the said Sheriffs,* 1.23 which they would not allow, but drew him so find Sureties.* 1.24

The Clerks pray remedy therefore, and maintenance of their liberties.

[unspec 42] The Parliament doth confirm their liberties,* 1.25 and reciting the con∣tempt for neglecting the Process, conclude; that Writs be sent to the Mayor of London to attach the Sheriffs, and others who were parties and maintainers of the quarrel, by their bodies, to appear before the King in the Chancery at a day certain, to answer as well to the Con∣tempts of the Process, as to the breach of the liberty, and damage of tha party.

[unspec 43] At the Petition of the Commons of Nottingham, it is enacted, That as w••ll the Gaol of Nottingham,* 1.26 which the King hath granted to Sir Iohn Brocas during his life, as all other Gaols in the like case should be annexed to the Sheriffwick of every County,* 1.27 according to an Act made Anno 14 Edwardi Tertii.

[unspec 44] That no man within Cities or Towns, or elswhere, do carry Maces of Silver,* 1.28 but only the Kings Serjeants, but that they carry Maces of Copper only, and of no other metal.

* 1.29The same shall be so, except of the Serjeants of the City of London, who may carry their Maces of silver within the liberty of London, be∣fore the Mayor in the presence of the King.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Prelates,
• * 1.2

  Justices.
• * 1.3

  Bigamy,
• * 1.4

  Mortmain,
• * 1.5

  Purveyance, Church.
• * 1.6

  Prohibition,
• * 1.7

  Justices, Processe Ecclesia∣stical.
• * 1.8

  Tithes
• * 1.9

  Exemplification.
• * 1.10

  Provisors.
• * 1.11

  Imprisonment perpetual.
• * 1.12

  Provisoes.
• * 1.13

  Provisors, Presentment, Bishop.
• * 1.14

  Bishop elect.
• * 1.15

  Aliens, Enemies.
• * 1.16

  Bulls, Rome.

  [unspec 38] Imprisonment.
• * 1.17

  Deanry of York, Provisors, Enemies.
• * 1.18

  Defence of the Realm.
• * 1.19

  Petitions, Statutes made.
• * 1.20

  Erroneous Pro∣cess.
• * 1.21

  Re-account, Wooll, Acquittance.
• * 1.22

  Clerks of the Chancery, L. Chancellor, L. Keeper, Chancery.
• * 1.23

  Supersedeas, Priviledge.
• * 1.24

  Sureties.
• * 1.25

  Parliament, Chancery, London, Attachment, Sheriff, Priviledge.
• * 1.26

  Nottingham, Gaols.
• * 1.27

  Sheriffwicks.
• * 1.28

  Gold and Silver-Maces, Kings Serjeants.
• * 1.29

  Answ.

  London, Maces.