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 ...

The Parliament holden at Westminster the twen∣ty fifth day of February, in the three and twentienth year of King Henry the Sixth.

[unspec 1] IN the presence of the King, sitting in person in the Chair of E∣state, and of the Lords and Commons, Iohn Archbishop of Can∣terbury, Primate of all England, Deputy of the See of Rome, and Chancellor of England, declared the cause of the calling of the Par∣liament, taking for his Theam, Iustitia & Pax osculatae. Psal. 84.

[unspec 2] Upon which he sheweth, how that through the great travell of the Earl of Suffolk, (the Kings dear Cozen) and other Noblemen Ambassadors sent into France, as well for a treaty of mariage to be had between the King, and Margaret the daughter of the King of Sicile, as for peace to be had, between the realms of England and France, the same Mariage was contracted, and an abstaining from Warr for a time was granted.

[unspec 3] He further shewed, how that the said Earl remained in France attending for the safe conducting of the said Princesse Margaret in∣to the realm of England, by which two means, through Gods grace, he nothing doubted but that the same truce should turn in that wise, as Justice and peace should be within the realm, more than the same hath been; wherefore he willed the Commons to chuse, and the next day to present to the King their Speaker.

[unspec 4] Receivers of petitions for England, Ireland, Wales, and Scot∣land.

[unspec 5] Receivers of petitions for Gascoyne, and other places beyond the seas, and of the Isles.

[unspec 6] Tryers of petitions for England, &c. as above.

[unspec 7] Tryers of petitions for Gascoyne, &c. as above.

[unspec 8] The second day of the Parliament the Commons report to the Lords, that they had chosen their Speaker.

[unspec 9] The third day of the Parliament the Commons presented unto the King William Burley Esquire to be their Speaker, whose excuse rejected, he with the common Protestation was allowed.

[unspec 10] [unspec 11] The fifteenth day of March, the Chancellor, by the Kings com∣mandement, and assent of the Lords, in the presence of the Com∣mons prorogued the Parliament from that day unto the nine∣teenth day of April next ensuing, at Westminster aforesaid.

[unspec 12] The fifteenth day of December, in the twenty fourth year, &c. the Chancellour prorogued the same Parliament from the same day unto the twenty fourth of Ianuary ensuing, at West∣minster.

[unspec 13] An Act that the Merchants of Ieane shall not pay any Escuage to the City of London for any the Merchandizes brought from Southampton to London by land.

[unspec 14] The grant of half a tenth, and half a fifteen excepting 2000 l. to be al∣lowed to certain poor Townes by name.

The grant of a tenth, and of a fifteen, except 3000 l. to certain Towns wasted.

[unspec 16] A subsedy of wools of 34 s. 4 d. of Denisons, and 53 s. of Aliens for every sack of wool, &c. is granted to the King for four yeares, Tonnage and Poundage of Denisons, and double of Aliens.

[unspec 17] The Kings Letters Patents under the great seal of England, and under the seal of the Dutchie of Lancaster, made to Iohn Cardinall and Archbishop of Canterbury, and sundry others, of sundry the possessions of the said Dutchie of Lancaster, and three other Letters Patents under the only seal of the Dutchy of Lancaster, made to the persons aforesaid, of sundry possessions to the performance of the last Will and Testament of the said King, are confirmed by the whole estate.

[unspec 18] The fourth day of Iune, the Speaker on the behalf of the Com∣mons made to the King especiall commendation of the person and manifold services of the Marquesse and Earl of Suffolk, and namely of the marriage of the King, and abstinence of warr with the French, for all which, at the request of the Commons, and media∣tion of the Lords, it is enacted, that the said Marquesse should be holden a most true and faithfull Subject.

[unspec 19] The Declaration of the said Marquesse, of his services, and re∣quest to the effect aforesaid, made the second day of Iune in Anno 23. to the King, Lords, and Commons, on the which the Declara∣tion aforesaid was enacted.

[unspec 20] At the petition of the Mr. and Brethren of the house, or Hospi∣tall of St. Thomas the Martyr of Acres in the City of London, by whole assent they are incorporated by the same name, and certain houses in London are to them confirmed.

[unspec 21] The Kings Letters Patents of the Erection, and Donation of the College of Eaton, founded Anno 20. H. 6. with all the lands and li∣berties then, and now granted, and especially declared, and con∣firmed by the whole estates.

[unspec 22] The like Letters Patents of the Kings made for the erection and donation of the Colledge in Cambridge, are confirmed.

[unspec 23] The ninth day of April An. 24. the Chancellor of England, in the name of all the Lords, in the presence of the King, protesteth, that the peace which the King had taken with the French King, was of his own mo∣tion and will, and not any of the Lords provocations, the which is en∣acted.

[unspec 24] It is enacted, that a Statute made in the time of H. 5. that no peace should be taken with the French King that now is, that then was called by the name of Dolphin of France, without the assent of the three estates of both realms, should be utterly revoked, and that no person for giving Counsell to the peace with France, be at any time to come impeached therefore.

Petitions of the Commons, with their Answers.

[unspec 25] THe print touching Purveyors, cap. 1. & 2. agreeth with the re∣cord.

[unspec 26] That all the Statutes touching Welshmen be observed, and that none of them be made Denisons, or enjoy any office in Wales, and that none of them stand to the contrary on pain of 200 marks.

[unspec 27] The Statutes made in the time of H. 4. or H. 5. shall therein be observed.

[unspec 28] The print touching shipping of thrums, &c. cap. 3. agreeth with the record.

[unspec 29] That no Stapler have any voice at the election of any Mayor, or Consta∣ble of the Staple, unlesse he have goods coquetted in Callice, to the number of 10. sacks.

The King will be advised.

[unspec 30] The print touching the true making of Worsteeds, cap. 4. a∣greeth with the record.

The print touching the taking of outlawes repairing into Her∣reford, cap. 5. agreeth with the record.

[unspec 31] Robert Sherborn of London Draper, sheweth, that whereas one Ienicogh a Welshman remained in the Kings Bench, in execution for debt due to him, and by collusion to defraud him, procured himself to be appealed of a felonie, whereby he was condemned, and had his Clergie, and was in the Abbots prison at Westminster for the same.

[unspec 32] That the Justices of the Kings Bench might have power by writ to remove, and lay his body untill the debt were satisfied, and the Abbot to deliver the body, on pain to answer the debt, which was granted.

[unspec 33] The print touching the shipping of corn, cap. 6. agreeth with the record.

[unspec 34] The print touching the gathering of head-pence by the Sheriff of Northampton, cap. 7. agreeth with the record.

[unspec 35] The print touching the exercise of the Sheriffs office, cap. 8. a∣greeth with the record.

[unspec 36] An act for Coyning, and making current half pence, and far∣things, to endure for two yeares.

[unspec 37] The print touching the Commissioners of Sewers, cap. 9. agreeth with the record.

[unspec 38] That no man be indicted of any indictment or appeal in a fo∣rein County, except the Plaintiff appeal, and exigent be award∣ed into the County where the party was supposed to dwell.

The King will be advised.

[unspec 39] The print touching the extortion of Sheriffs, cap. 10. agreeth with the record.

[unspec 40] The print touching levying of wages for the Knights of the Par∣liament, cap. 11. agreeth, &c.

[unspec 41] That every person being of the Lords or Commons house, having any as∣sault, or fray made upon him, being at the Parliament, or coming from thence, may have the like remedy therefore as Sr. Thamas Parr Knight had.

The Statutes therefore made shall be observed.

[unspec 42] A motion that one John Balton who most shamefully murdered Isabell the wife of Roger Bakewell, and by becoming an approver was pardoned of felony, might notwithstanding be executed.

No answer was made thereto.

[unspec 43] The print touching the wages of servants of husbandry, cap. 13. agreeth with the record.

[unspec 44] The print touching forein pleas, pleaded after issue joyned, cap. 13. agreeth with the record.

[unspec 45] That all Gascoyne wines may come down to the Ports of Bayon and Burdeaux, and that all English merchants may freely buy and sell the same.

The King will be advised.

[unspec 46] A long advise for the making, and full measure of Gascoyne wines.

The King will be advised.

[unspec 47] The print against Purveyors, cap. 14. agreeth with the record.

[unspec 48] The print touching the election of Knights of the Parliament, cap. 15. agreeth with the record.

[unspec 49] The print touching Gaging pence to the Gaingeor, cap. 16. a∣greeth with the record.

[unspec 50] The print touching the inquests, and fees of the Escheators, cap. 17. agreeth with the record.

[unspec 51] The print touching buying of wines of the higher Country, cap. 18. agreeth with the record.

Notes

• King.
• Archbishop.
• Deputy of the See of Rome.
• Chancellor.
• Causes of Parl.
• Ambassadours.
• Mariage Treaty.
• Peace.
• Mariage contracted.

  Truce.
• Safe conduct.
• Truce.
• Justice. Peace.
• Commons to chuse and present their Speaker.
• Petitions.
• Speaker chosen.
• Will: Burley Speaker Presented. Excuse.
• Protestation.
• Chancellor.
• Parl. prorogued.
• The 15. Iune the Parl. for the plague & harvest was pro∣rogued to 20 Octob.
• Parl. prorogued.
• Merchants of Ieane.

  Escuage.

  London.
• Half a Tenth and Fifteen. Allowance to poor Towns.
• Tenth and Fifteen.

  [unspec 15] Poverty.
• Subsedy•• Tonnage and Poundage for four years. Aliens.
• Patents. Staple.
• Lancaster Dutchy.
• Cardinall Arch••bi∣shop of York.
• Seal.
• Kings feoffees in trust. Confirmation.
• Speaker.

  Marquesse.

  Earl of Suffolks good services.
• Kings marriage.
• Peace with France.
• His Loyalty special∣ly enacted.
• Marquesse his De∣claration of his ser∣vices.
• Petition.
• Hospitall of St. Tho. of Acres.
• Corporation.

  Mortmain.
• Confirmation.
• Eaton College con∣firmed by Parlia∣ment. Patents.
• Patents. College in Cambridge confirmed
• Chancellor and Lords protestation against the peace of France.
• Act repealed.

  No peace without consent of the three Estates of England and France.
• Peace with France.
• Purveyors.
• Welshmen. Denize••s.
• Office. VVales.
• Resp.
• Shipping thrums.
• Election of the Mayor of the Staple.
• Callice.
• Resp.
• Worsteeds.
• Outlawes.
• Kings Bench.
• Execution.
• Collusion.
• Clergy.
• Habeas Corpus.

  Sanctuary.

  Satisfaction.
• Corn shipped.
• Head-pence.
• Sheriffs.
• Coyning. Half-pence. Farthings.
• Sewers.
• Indictment. Appeal.

  Forein County.
• Exigent.
• Resp.
• Extortion. Sheriffs.
• Knights wages.
• Privilege of Par∣liament.

  Assault.
• Sr. Tho. Parr.
• Resp.
• Murderer pardoned.
• To be executed not∣withstanding.
• Servants wages.
• Forein Pleas.
• Gascoyne wines.
• Free Trade.
• Resp.
• Gascoyne wine.
• Resp.
• Purveyors.
• Knights election.
• Gageour.
• Escheators. Fees.
• Wines.