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The Parliament holden at WESTMINSTER the Mun∣day next after the Feast of St. HILLARIE in the thirteenth year of the Raign of King RICHArD the Second.
[unspec 1] ON the same Munday being the eleventh day of Ianu∣ary, William de Wickham Bishop of Winchester, and Chancellor of England,* 1.1 by the Kings commandement declared before him, and the whole Estates,* 1.2 how the King now being come to more full age,* 1.3 meant the better to see his people governed, and that as well the Clergy as the Temporallitie should enjoy all their Liberties;* 1.4 He further sheweth how the King being environed with his enemies of France,* 1.5 Spain and Guienne on the one part,* 1.6 and of Scotland,* 1.7 and Ireland on the other,* 1.8 was now to consult in what wise Peace,* 1.9 or Defence might be taken with them.* 1.10 And how ayde to sustain the charges thereof,* 1.11 might be levied of the Lords and Commons, without which it would not be a∣voyded.
[unspec 2] Receivers of Petitions for England,* 1.12 Ireland, Wales, and Scot∣land.
[unspec 3] Receivers of Petitions for Gascoine, and other places beyond the Seas, and of the Isls.
[unspec 4] Tryars of Petitions for England, &c. as above.
[unspec 5] Tryars of Petitions for Gascoine, &c. as above.
[unspec 6] On the twentieth day of Ianuary, the fourth day of the Par∣liament the Bishop of Winchester being Chancellor,* 1.13 and the Bi∣shop of St. Davids being Treasurer,* 1.14 with all the Lords of the great Councell,* 1.15 except the Clarke of the Privy Seal,* 1.16 prayed the King to be discharged of their said Offices,* 1.17 and to have others therein placed. At which time the Chancellor gave up to the King the great Seal,* 1.18 and the Treasurer the Keys of the Exchec∣quer,* 1.19 the which the King received, and them discharged, together with the Lords of the great Councell;* 1.20 who being discharged, re∣quired openly in the Parliament, that every person would com∣plain of any thing unduly done by them.* 1.21 The Commons required respit of answer untill the next day,* 1.22 At which time they with the Lords upon demand, affirmed all to be well done.
Whereupon the King recharged those Officers by delivering the great Seal to the said Bishop of Winchester,* 1.23 and the Keys of the Treasury to the said Bishop of St. Davids,* 1.24 and received those to be his Councellors, which were before, with his Uncles the Dukes of Lancaster, and Gloucester, with Protestation for any act then done, he would at his pleasure take, or refuse his Councellors aforesaid; All of which said Officers, and Councellors were then sworn in Parliament faithfully to Counsell the King.* 1.25