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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A40878	A trve relation of that memorable Parliament which wrought wonders begun at Westminster, in the tenth yeare of the reigne of K. Richard the second : whereunto is added an abstract of those memorable matters, before and since the said kings reigne, done by Parliament : together with a character of the said amiable, but unhappy King, and a briefe story of his life and lamentable death.; Historia sive narracio de modo et forma mirabilis Parliamenti apud Westmonasterium anno Domini millesimo CCCLXXXVI. English	Fannant, Thomas.	1641 (1641)	Wing F416; ESTC R592	22,223	53

to put in baile provided they were sufficient and to goe into a place of England where they listed without any let or hindrance of any of the Kings Officers Moreover the six Iustices with the Bishop of Chichester who stood condemned with them were sent into Ireland there to remaine for tearme of life and thus they were to be divided viz. Robert Belknap and John Holt in the Village of Dromore in Ireland not to remaine as Iustices or any officers but to live as banished offenders not to be out of Towne above the space of two miles upon paine of death but the King out of his gracious bounty was pleased to give a yearly annuity of 40. pound to Robert Belknap of 20. markes to John Holt during their lives and to Roger Fulthorpe the King allowed 40. pound and to William Burleigh 40. pound during life confining them to the City of Dublin granting Burleigh the liberty of two miles and to Fulthorpe three miles for their recreation John Carey and John Locton with the yearely allowance of 20. pound during life are confined to the Tower of Waterford with the like liberty and the like penaltie and the Bishop of Chichester is likewise sent to Corke there to remaine with some allowance and the like penaltie Behold these men who feared not God nor regarded men but having the Lawes in their owne hands wrested them now this way now that way as pleased best their appetites wresting them at their pleasures for their owne commoditie were at the last brought downe to the depth of miserie from whence they were never able to free themselves On the third day of Iune which was the last day of the Parliament the King the Queene the Peeres of both Estates with the Commons came to the Abbey at Westminster whereas the Bishop of London because it was in his Diocesse sung Masse and the Masse being ended the Archbishop of Canterbury made an Oration concerning the former danger of the Oath which being although the Peeres and Commons had taken the Oath of Allegeance and homage to the King yet because the King was young when they tooke the Oath a new as at the first at his Coronation These Ceremonies being performed the Metropolitan of England with all his Suffragans there present having lighted a Candle and putting it under a stoole put it out thereby excommunicating all such as should seeme to distaste dislike or contradict any of the fore-passed Acts in the last Parliament And the Lord Chancellor by the Kings appointment caused all that were present to sweare to keepe the said Statutes inviolably whole and undissolved as good and faithfull Liege-people of the Kings and the forme of the Parliament was observed throughout all the Realme On the morrow which was the fourth day of June many courteous salutations and congratulations having passed betweene the King the Nobility and Comminalty the Parliament was dissolved and every man returned home And now let England rejoyce in Christ for that the net which was laid so cunningly for our destruction is broken asunder and wee are delivered To God be the praise for all FINIS THE Names of such as were charged and condemned of high Treason in this aforesaid Memorable Parliament Alexander Nevile Archbishop of Yorke-●●●● de Vere Duke of Ireland who was 〈…〉 into France where he was kil 〈…〉 le Earle of Suffolke and Lord 〈…〉 Robert Tressilian Lord chiefe Iustice of the Kings Bench Sir Nichola Bramber sometimes Lord Major of London made a Privie Counsellour John Blake a Serjeant at Armes Thomas Vske an Intelligencer of Tressilians All these except the Duke of Ireland were drawne and hanged at the Elmes now called Tyburne Robert Belknap John Holt. Roger Falthorp William Burleigh Iohn Locton Iohn Carey Baron of the Exchequer All these former 6. named men were as it seemes Iudges and although condemned yet their lives were saved at the intercession of some of the guiltlesse Peeres and they afterward were banished into Ireland Sir Symon de Burleigh was also condemned and beheaded he was a Knight Banneret and of the Garter a great and gallant Courtier and his body lyeth honourably buried and intombed in Pauls Church Sir John Branchamp Steward of the Houshold to the King and Sir Iames Beverous were also condemned beheaded at Tower-hill Sir Iohn Salisbury was condemned drawne from Tower-hill to Tiburne and then hanged There were also detected and condemned of the aforesaid Treason The Bishop of Chichester the Kings Confessor Sir Thomas Trinet Knight Sir William Ellingham Knight Sir Nicholas Nagworth Knight Richard Metford Clerke Iohn Slake Clerke Iohn Lincoln Clerke An Abstract of many memorable matters done by PARLIAMENTS in this Kingdome of ENGLAND BY Parliament Sir Thomas Wayland chiefe Justice of the Common-Pleas 17. Ed. 1. was attainted of Felony for taking bribes and his lands and good forfeited as appeares in the Pleas of Parliaments 18. Edward 1. and he was banished the Kingdome as unworthy to live in that state against which he had so much offended By Parliament Sir William Thorpe chiefe Justice of the Kings Bench in Ed. 3. times having of five persons received five severall bribes which in all amounted to but one hundred pounds was for this alone adjudged to bee hanged and all his goods and lands forfeited The reason of the Iudgement is entred in the Roll in these vvords Because that as much as in him lay he had broken the Kings Oath made to the people which the King had intrusted him withall By Parliament holden Anno. 22. Hen. the second assembled at Nottingham and by advise thereof the King caused the Kingdome to be divided into 6 parts and Justices Itinerants appointed for every part with an Oath by them to be taken for themselves to observe and cause inviolablie to be observed of all his subjects of England the Assises made at Claringdon and renued at Northton By Parliament In the 11. of Edw. the first the Dominion of Wales was united to the Crowne of England in the Parliament in Anno 16. of Edw. the first 1289 upon the generall compes made of the ill administration of Iustice in the Kings absence by divers great Officers and Ministers of Iustices these penalties were inflicted upon the chiefe Ministers thereof whose manifest corruptions the batred of the people to men of that profession apt to abuse their science and authority the necessity of reforming so grievous a mischiefe in the Kingdome gave easie thereunto by the Parliament then assembled wherein upon due examinations of their offences they are fined to pay to the King these sums following First Sir Ralph Hengham chiefe Justice of the higher Bench seaven thousand markes Sir Iohn Loveton Justice of the Lower Bench three thousand markes Sir William Bromton Iustice sixe thousand markes Sir Soloman Rochester foure thousand markes Sir Richard Boyland foure thousand markes Sir Thomas Sadington two thousand markes Sir Walter Hopton two thousand markes These foure last were Justices Itenerants Sir William