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 ...

Anno Tertio Richardi Secundi. Rex charissimo Avunculo suo Johanni Regi Castelli & Legionis, salutem•• Apud Westm. die Lunae post Festum Hillarii. Teste Rege vicesimo die Octobris.

Consimiles Literae subscript.

• EDmundo Com. Cantabr.
• Tho. de Woodstock Com.
• Buck. & Constab. Angliae.
• Ricardo Com. Arundel.
• Edmundo de Mortuo mari, Com. Marchiae.
• Tho. de Bello campo, Com. Warr.
• Hugo Com. Stafford.
• Gilberto de Umfravill, Com. de Anegos.
• Willielmo de Ufford Com. Suff.
• Willielmo de Monte acuto Com. Sarum.
• Hen. de Percie Com. Northumbr.
• Guiscardo de Angle Com. Hunt.
• Johanni de Mowbray, Com. Northampton.
• Edmundo Courtney Com. Devon.
• Jacobo de Audley de Heleight.
• Willielmo de Latimer.
• Willielmo Bardolfe.
• Rado Basset de Drayton.
• Guidoni Brian.
• Rogero de Bello campo.
• Johanni de Clinton.
• Gilberto Talbot••
• Willielmo Bottereaux.
• Johanni de Wa••re.
• Henrico de Scroope.
• Johanni de Nevill de Raby.
• Hen. de Ferrariis de Groby.
• Tho. Roos de Hamalake.
• Richardo de Stafford.
• Johanni Gray de Codonore.
• Hen. Gray de Wilton.
• Reginaldo Gray de Ruthin••
• Mauritio de Berkley.
• Johanni de Arundell.
• Warino de Insula.
• Henrico Fitzhugh.
• Richardo de Scroope.
• Tho. Darcye.
• Nich. Burnell.
• Willielmo la Zouch de Harring∣worth.
• Rogero de Clifford.
• Alm. de Sancto Amando.
• Johanni Buttort.
• Johanni Lovell.
• Rogero de Scales.
• Richardo de Cromwell.
• Michaeli de la Poole.
• Petro de Malo lacu.
• Rado Baroni de Greystock.
• Waltero Fitzwalter.
• Roberto de Fe••rariis de Weme.
• Roberto de Harrington.
• Tho. de Morley Chr.
• Willielmo de Furnivall.
• Willielmo de Aldborough Chr••
• Johanni de Cobham de Kent.
• Hugoni de Dacre Chr.
• Roberto de Willoughby.
• Johanni de Wells.
• Johanni de Clifford.
• Rogero le Strange de Knokin.

Edmondo Com. Cantabrigiae, Custodi Quinq. Port.

Anno Tertio Richardi Secundi. The Parliament holden at Westminster, on Monday next after S. Hilary, in the Third year of Richard the Second.

[unspec 1] [unspec 2] THe same Monday being the 17. of Ianuary, as well the King in proper person, as sundry Bishops, Lords and Commons came to Westminster; where for that divers Lords were not come by reason of great rain late before fallen, nor sundry Sheriffs returned their Writs, the Parliament by the Kings commandment was adjourned untill the next day, and thereof open declaration made in the Chamber de Pinct, with charge that all men do return the same next morning.

[unspec 3] The Tuesday following, the King with divers Bishops, Lords and Commons came into the said Chamber de Pinct, where the Knights and Burgesses were called. After which, Sir Richard le Scroop Knight, Chan∣cellor of England, by the Kings commandment declared the causes of the same Assembly.

First, for the liberties of the Church, maintenance of the Laws, and preservation of the Peace.

[unspec 4] [unspec 5] Secondly, for that the Regality of the Kings Crown was greatly im∣paired by sundry means, as well by the Court of Rome as otherwise, wherein the provisions therefore made were as well to be executed, as further remedy to be provided for.

Thirdly, to consult how to resist not only the Enemies of France, Spain, and Scotland, who had raised hot wars, but also to suppress the Rebels of Ireland and Gascoin, and how to defend the Kings dominions beyond the seas. All which, for that the same could not be accomplish∣ed without their aid, he willed them to be advised thereof, shewing them further that the Lords of the Great Council should, when they would, make them privy as well to the receipts of the last Grant and Subsidies of Staple-ware, as of the disbu••sing of the same.

Receivers of Petitions for England, Ireland, Wales and Scotland.

[unspec 6] Receivers of Petitions for Gascoin, and other places beyond the seas and of the Isles.

Tryers of Petitions for England, Ireland, Wales and Scotland.

[unspec 7] [unspec 8] Tryers of Petitions for Gascoin, &c. as above.

[unspec 9] [unspec 10] After which the Lords and Commons were eftsoons assembled in Parliament, where the Chancellor made further declaration of the causes of their Assembly, shewing of the Grant made by them at Glou∣cester, of the new increase of Woolls, and Six pence of every Twenty shillings in merchandise or wares, and the revocation of the same at the next Parliament, upon grant of singular persons, which was promised to have been able to have furnished Twenty thous••nd men of Arms, and so many Archers, where the charge of the Soldiers came to Fifty

thousand besides many other charges there declared, for the which the King stood indebted, whereof he willed them to have due consideration.

[unspec 11] [unspec 12] After their charge given to the Commons they returned into the Parliament before the King and Lords, bringing in Sir Iohn Gildesbrough knight, whom they had chosen then to be their Speaker; who making his Protestation, required, that whatsoever he should speak, and be ta∣ken in evill part, might be imputed to his ignorance, and not unto the Commons. And if that happily he should speak contrary to the expectation of the said Commons, that they then at all times amend the same.

He saith then, that the Commons suppose that if the King were rea∣sonably governed in his expences within, and without the Realm, that he should little need to charge his Commons, being already much impoverished. And therefore they require the King to discharge the Lords of the great Councel, and to appoint about him only five Coun∣cellors, being his chief Officers, viz. the Chancellor, Treasurer, Keeper of the Privy Seal, chief Chamberlain, and the Steward of the Hous∣hold, whose names they would know•• and that they should not be re∣moved without Parliament, but for death, sickness or such like causes.

[unspec 13] Finally, he requireth that it would please the King to appoint by Commission certain such as should enquire by all means of the Kings charges as well of Houshold, as otherwise, and of all his Officers be∣yond the Seas, as on this side, and to appoint redresse for defaults since his Coronation.

[unspec 14] The King after that granteth to such Commission, and to the persons therein named, according to the form following, his estate and rega∣lity always saved.

The whole form and Commission it self with the Names of the Commissioners very large, and worthy the noting.

[unspec 15] [unspec 16] The Lords and Commons do grant to the King one fifteen and a half to be taken out of the Cities and Towns, and one Desme, of Fif∣teenth and a half to be taken within Cities and Towns by way of a Loan untill the next Parliament, and to be levied according as the last were, so as the same be only imployed upon the Warrs.

[unspec 17] They also grant unto the King the Subsidie of wools, woolfels, and skins, from the Feast of S. Michael next, until Michaelmas then next ensuing, in such wise as was granted in the last Parliament, beseech∣ing that in the mean time there may not other Subsidies be asked of the Commons.

[unspec 18] For a more declaration of the Statute of Treason made 25 E. 3. it was adjudged by the Temporal Justices, and confirmed by Parlia∣ment, that where one Iean Imperial Ianeois, of S. Meces in Iennes, came as an Ambassador to the King, under the Kings let∣ters of safe conduct for alliance to be had between the King and the Duke, and Commonalty of Iennes, the aforesaid Iean so being un∣der the Kings protection was murthered in London, by some of the Kings Subjects: That such act and stroak was Treason, and a fault of the Kings royal Majesty impaired.

[unspec 19] William de Mountagne Earl of Salisbury cometh into the Parliament in proper person, and by petition sheweth the whole matter contained in the last Parliament, tit. 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24. and sheweth how long he had sued, and that day was given him until this present time; re∣quireth that Sir Iohn Cavendish Knight, there present, before whom the matter was, might bring before them the old Process and Record, and that he might assign the Errors, and they proceed to Judg∣ment.

[unspec 20] Whereupon Sir Iohn Bishopstone Clerk, and servant to the Earl of March, in the absence of the said Earl then being in Wales in preparing himself towards Ireland, where he was appointed to be the Kings Lieu∣tenant, sheweth the Kings protection made to the said Earl of March for one half year.

[unspec 21] The words of the protection being read, as it is there word for word, and allowed, and the said Earl of March to go without day.

[unspec 22] Philip Darcy knight sheweth, that whereas King Edw. 3. granted to Iohn Darcy knight the reversion of the Mannors of Temphurst and Templemeston, and to his heirs males, which was the said Philip: The Prior of S. Iohn of Ierusalem in England, upon the Order of 17 E. 2. had sued a Scire facias against the said Philip, where the said Philip prayed in aid of the King as in reversion, and that the said Prior sued in the Chancery for a Procedendo, which he requireth to be stayed.

[unspec 23] The said Philip sheweth a Deed in the Parliament, whereby the Predecessor of the said Prior granted those Mannors of Flaxfleet, being then in the Kings hands, together with the Mannors of Dennis and Stroud next Rocestre, all being parcel of the Lands of the Temple to King E. 2. in fee; the which Deed the same Prior seemeth to deny: But the same being so shewed before, was delivered to the Treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer as appertaining to the King, and order taken that no proceedings should be granted until Michaelmas after; that in the mean time search might be made for the Kings title.

[unspec 24] Iohn Earl of Pembroke being in the Kings custody, and William la Zouch of Harringworth, Cousins and heirs of William Cantlow, shew, that where Thomas the son and heir of Sir Robert Roos of Ingmanthorp, sued them for certain lands in the Shire of York, which late were the said Williams, supposing certain Feoffments to be made by the said William without Condition for the advantage of this Complaint. And for that the said Thomas sought to come to the trial of the Country, which he had corrupted, they required redress and trial by the Parlia∣ment.

[unspec 25] The matter was committed to Iohn Knevit and Iohn Cavendish Chief Justices, and to Robert Belknap Chief Justice of the Common-Pleas, to examine and make report, who did so at large; whereby it falls out that the said Feoffments were made upon Condition, as may there appear.

Petitions of the Commons•• with their Answers. [unspec 26]

The print touching the liberties of the Church, cap. 1. and observa∣tion of Laws, cap. 11. in effect agreeth with the Record, but not in form: besides, in the Record are contained the Great Charter, and the Charter of the Forrest.

[unspec 27] Sundry Counties lying upon the Sea-coasts, by name require that all Chieftains of Soldiers do recompence the harms done to the Subjects by any of their Soldiers while they lay for passage over.

The King granteth, so as the parties do make complaint to such Chieftains before their departure out of the Realm.

[unspec 28] The Counties of Northumberland, Cumberland, and Westmerland, require consideration of a Warden and Garrisons to lie on their Marches; and that it may be commanded to all such as have Castles, Forts or Lands, as well within those Countries, as upon all the Sea-coasts, that they dwell upon the same.

[unspec 29] To the first, the King will provide. To the second, it is so com∣manded.

That no meer Welsh-man do purchase or procure any Lands or Lease in any of the Counties between the River of Severn and Wales, on pain to lose the same to such on whom it is holden.

To their purchase the King granteth, so as such meer Welshmen cannot find sureties for the peace and good behaviour.

[unspec 30] Certain Counties bordering upon the Marches of Wales, require remedy against such Welsh-men as come into their Counties, committing sundry robberies, rapes, felonies, and other evils.

The King by the advice of the Lords Marchers will provide remedy.

[unspec 31] They require that no person upon an Inquest of Office by the Escheator be put out of his Lands, finding Sureties to answer to the King if it be found for him; or that no Patent be thereof granted.

The Statute therefore made shall be executed.

The Print touching the making of Woollen clothes, and in the Office of Alnager, cap. 2. agreeth with the Record.

[unspec 32] They require paiment of divers Loans made unto the King upon Privy seals, the day being long past.

[unspec 33] The King will pay the same with all opportunity.

[unspec 34] They require that none of the five principal Officers now appointed by Parliament, be displaced before the next Parliament, without some special fault found in them.

The Statutes therefore made in this Kings first year shall be observed.

[unspec 37] That the English Merchants may be answered of the Scots goods remaining within the Realm, for such their goods as are taken in Scotland.

The King will do what may be done from time to time.

[unspec 36] That Parsons or Vicars have nor require any Mortuaries of the Armor of any man, but that the said Armor may remain to their Heirs and Executors.

It shall continue as it hath.

[unspec 37] The Print touching Provision, Reservation, and such merchandise from the Court of Rome, cap. 3. in effect agreeth with the Record, but nothing in form: For the Print doth make no mention of the Popes abuses, ne once to name the Pope, where the Record doth altogether, as saying that such novelties and abuses crept up lately, viz. since the time of Clement the First. It declareth that Pope Gregory promised to Edw. 3. to cease all such doings; and that Urban that then was, had notwithstanding granted unto one Cardinal Alleine the Priory of Decburst, which never before was heard or suffered. That he had granted to the Cardinal of Cisteron, a Rebel to the King, an expectation through the Province of Kent, with the Clause of Ante ferri to the Tax of Four thousand pounds in Florins; and to the said Cardinal the Arch∣deaconry of Bath, besides divers and many others.

Notes

• Summons of Parliament.
• Parliament ad∣journed because many Lords not come, nor W••its returned.
• Painted chamber, All members to at••end.
• Painted chamber, Knights and Bur∣g••ss••s called, Chancellor, Causes of the Parliament.
• Churches liber∣ties•• Laws main∣tenance, Peace.
• R••gality of the Crown impaired.
• Rome, Provisors.
• Consultation how to resist for∣reign enemies, France, Spain, Scotland, Wars raised, Rebels in Ireland, Gascoin, Defence of the Kings dominions, Aid, Lords of the Great Council, Account of pub∣like monies and disbursments.
• Petitions.
• Chancellor, Causes of Parlia∣ment further de∣clared, To••nage and Poundage, Subsidy revoked,
• Soldiers, Archers,
• Kings Deb••••
• Commons elect their Speaker.
• Speaker, Sir Iohn Gildesbrough.
• Speakers Prote∣station ••••d Speech.
• Ill Government about the King.
• Commons p••ver∣ty, Lords of the Great Councel dischar∣ged, Five C••u••cellors appointed, Great Officers to be named, Chancellor, Treasurer, P••ivy Seal, Chamberlain, Steward of the Houshold, Not to be remo∣ved but by Parli∣ament.
• Commissioners to inquire, Kings expences, Red••ess.
• Commission gran∣ted, Commissioners named.
• A••d granted by the Lords and Commons.
• Loan.
• To be implo••ed only upon the Warrs.
• Subsidy of Wools Woolle••s and ••ki•••• granted.
• Iean Imperials ••ase T••eason, 25 H. 3.
• Forreign Ambas∣sador 〈…〉〈…〉 judged Treas••••••
• Earl of Salisbury, Montacute, Petition,
• Error in Parlia¦ment.
• Processe, Record, Errors assigned,
• Attorney, Lieutenant of Ireland.
• Kings Protection,
• Protection allow∣ed,
• Tail, Temphurst,
• Ierusalem, Scire facias, Aid le Roy.
• A Deed produced in Parliament.
• Treasurer and Ba∣rons of the Ex∣chequer, Proceedings ••tay∣ed, Search for the King,
• Pembroke, Zo••ch, Cantlow,
• Triall, Jury corrupted, Trial by Parlia∣ment.
• Re••errees.
• Chief Justices, Examination and report to the Par∣liament, Feoffment upon condition.
• Church liberties, Laws observation, Great Charter, Forrest, Variance from the Roll.
• Captains to re∣compence dama∣ges done by their Soldiers to the Subjects.
• Answ.
• Northern Coun∣tries, Warden, Garrisons.
• Castles, Forts, Sea-coasts, Residence.
• Answ.
• Welsh-men not to purchase lands be∣tween Severn and Wales, Forfeiture.
• Answ.
• S••reties.
• Marches of Wales.
• Welsh-men, Robberies, Rapes, Felonies.
• Answ.

  Lords Marchers.
• Inquest of Office, E••cheator, Possessions outed, Sureties, Patent.
• Answ.

  Woollen cloth, Alnager.
• Loans repaid.
• Five chief Officers not to be dis∣placed without special fault.
• Answ.

  English merchants Reprisal, Scots goods.
• Answ.
• Mortuaries, Armour.
• Answ.
• Provisions, Variance from the Record, Popes abuses, N••velties,
• Cardinals.
• Archdeaconry of Bath.