The constitution of parliaments in England deduced from the time of King Edward the Second, illustrated by King Charles the Second in his Parliament summon'd the 18 of February 1660/1, and dissolved the 24 of January 1678/9 : with an appendix of its sessions / observed by Sr. John Pettus ... Knight.

SECT. III.

THe Exemplar Writ was then to Ed∣ward Earl of Chester,* 1.1 Eldest Son to King Edw. 2d. and by vertue of this Writ, this Prince had his Exemplar Writ but for this one Parliament, and was soon after King Edw. 3d.

2.* 1.2 To Edward Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester, Eldest Son to Edw. 3d. and this Prince had Exemplar Writs for 9 Parlia∣ments, viz. 3 Edw. 3. 4. Edw. 3. and 4. Edw. 3. 5. Edw. 3. 25. Edw. 3. 27. Edw. 3. 28. Edw. 3. 29. Edw. 3. 42. Edw. 3.

3. To Thomas Earl of Norfolk,* 1.3 soon after created Duke (Marshal of England, great Uncle to Edw. 3. who had his Exemplar Writ but for this one Parliament.

4. To Henry Earl of Lancaster,* 1.4 (soon after created Duke, (Son to John the 4. Son of Edw. 3.) who had Exemplar Writs in this Kings and Richard 2. and H. 4ths. time, for 7 Parliaments, viz. 14. Edw. 3. 17. Edw. 3. 18. Edw. 3. 22. Edw. 3. 25. Edw. 3. 23. Rich. 2. 1 Hen. 4. as Duke of Lancaster.

5. To John Duke of Lancaster,* 1.5 (who then

was King of Castile and Duke of Acqui∣tane) the 4th. Son to Edw. the 3. as afore∣said, and Uncle to Rich. the 2.) who had Exemplar Writs for 17. Parliaments in this and Rich. the 2ds. time, viz. 37 Edw. 3. 38. Edw. 3. 1 R. 2. 3 R. 2. 4 R. 2. 7 R. 2. & 7 R. 2. & 8 R. 2. and 8 R. 2. 9 R. 2. 13 R. 2. 14 R. 2. 15 R. 2. 17 R. 2. 20 R. 2. and 20 R. 2. 21 R. 2.* 1.6

6.* 1.7 To Richard Prince of Wales, (Duke of Cornwall and Earl of Chester, Grand-child to Edw. the 3d. and Son to Edw. the for∣mer Prince of Wales, and afterwards King Richard the 2d.) who had an Exemplar Writ but for this Parliament, and at the opening thereof he did sit in the Kings Chair.

7.* 1.8 To Edmund Earl of Cambridge, Duke of Clarence, and first Duke of York, (the 5. Son of Edw. the 3d.) who had Exem∣plar Writs for 3 Parliaments, viz. the 10.11.12. of Rich. 2. as Duke of York.

8.* 1.9 To Thomas Duke of Glocester Uncle to the King, who had one Exemplar for one Parliament.

9.* 1.10 To Henry Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall, who had his Exemplar Writs for 9. Parliaments in his Fathers life time, and was after King Hen. the 5th. viz. 1 H. 4. 2 H. 4. 3 H. 4. 6 H. 4. 7 H. 4. and 7 H. 4. 9 H. 4. 11 H. 4. and 13 H. 4.

10. To Thomas the 2d. Son of Hen. the 4th. Duke of Clarence and Earl of Albe∣marl, had Exemplar Writs for 7 Parlia∣ments, in this and Hen. 6ths. Reign, viz.* 1.11 * 1.12 1 H. 5.3.4.5. of Hen. the 5th. and in the 1st. and 6. and 3 H. 6.

11. To John Duke of Bedford 3.* 1.13 Son to Hen. 4th. who had Exemplar Writs for 5 Parliaments in this and Hen. 6th. Reign, viz. 8 H. 5.4. and 4.11.14 H. 6.

12. To Humphrey Duke of Glocester,* 1.14 (the 4th. Son of Hen. 4.) he had Exemplar Writs for 10 Successive Parliaments, viz. 4.6.9.10.15.18.20.21.25. and 25 H. 6.

13. To Rich. Duke of York,* 1.15 (Grand-child to Hen. 4. and Eldest Son to Edw. the 4. when Duke of York) who had Exemplar Writs for 4 Parliaments, viz. 27.29.31.33 H. 6.

14. To George Duke of Clarence, (3d.* 1.16 Bro∣ther to Edward the 4th.) who had Ex∣emplar Writs for 3 Parliaments, viz. 7.9.12. Edw. 4.

15. To Edward Prince of Wales,* 1.17 (Eldest Son to Edward the 4th.) who had Ex∣emplar Writs for Two Parliaments, and after was King Edward the 5th.) viz. 22. and 23. Edw. 4.

Note, That from this time to the 21. of Hen. the 8th. we are disappointed of the knowledge of any Exemplars, and from thence to the 21. of King James there are no Exemplar Writs to any of the Bloud Royal, only to other Lords Temporal, as will be shewn in its proper place; but in the 21. of King James* 1.18

16.* 1.19 An Exemplar Writ was to Charles Prince of Wales, Duke of York, for that one Parliament, who was afterwards King Charles the First.

17.* 1.20 To Charles Prince of Wales, who had an Exemplar Writ for one Parliament, and after was King Charles the Second.

18.* 1.21 To James Duke of York, who sat by vertue of the aforementioned Writ in the Parliament begun the 8th. of May, 1661. to the end thereof.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Exemplar. 15 Edw. 2.
• * 1.2

  3 Edw. 3.
• * 1.3

  4 Edw. 3.
• * 1.4

  14 Edw. 3.
• * 1.5

  37 Edw. 3.
• * 1.6

  Exemplar.
• * 1.7

  50 Edw. 3.
• * 1.8

  10 Ric. 2.
• * 1.9

  11 Ric. 2.
• * 1.10

  1 Hen. 4.
• * 1.11

  Exemplar.
• * 1.12

  1 Hen. 5.
• * 1.13

  8 Hen. 5.
• * 1.14

  2 Hen. 6.
• * 1.15

  27 Hen. 6.
• * 1.16

  7 Edw. 4.
• * 1.17

  22 Edw. 4.
• * 1.18

  Exemplar.
• * 1.19

  21 Jacob.
• * 1.20

  15 Car. 1.
• * 1.21

  13 Car. 2.