The Parliamentary History of England from the Earliest Period to the Year 1803, Volume 1

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Contents

Dec 2
37
The King summons the Parliament to London The Pope arbi
47
March
65
Feb 21
81
Against Lord Mortimer
85
June
93
Jan 26
97
June 3
109
Jan 14 The King meets his Parliament at Westminster Petition of
111
Nov 26
117
March 15 The King summons a Parliament to Westminster Demands
123
Feb 3
129
Jan 16
133
Oct 6 The King meets his Parliament at Westminster His Reasons
155
Aug 4 The King issues out Writs for calling a new Parliament
157
Jan 14 A Parliament summoned to meet at Westminster The Lord
169
Feb 5
175
Nov 9
181
Against Michael de la Pole Earl of Suf
187
15
197
Against the Archbishop of York
201
Dec 6 A Parliament held at Westminster The King declares himself
217
Jan 20
221
Sept 21
223
Against the Duke of Gloucester
225
Jan 21
233
19
241
AConvention of the Estates summoned to meet at Westminster
243
HENRY IV
249
Against Richard II
253
Oct 6 A Parliament held at Westminster Names and Titles of the Peers
265
Sept 30 A Parliament held at WestminsterThe Lord Chancellors
285
Jan 28
287
Oct 5
289
Aug 25
293
Dec 8
301
Nov 3
307
The King summons the Barons to meet him at Westminster
313
26
317
April 2
323
March 16 A Parliament held at WestminsterThe Lord Chancellors
331
Oct 20
341
Oct 20 A Parliament held at Westminster List of Peers summoned
347
Mar 3
349
July 30
357
Sept 8
359
Sept 22 A Parliament held at WestminsterThe Lord Chancellors
361
Feb 1
365
24
369
April
373
SpeechWm Burghley Esq chosen SpeakerA Subsidy
379
1410
383
April 2
385
March 6 A Parliament held at ReadingTho Thorpe Esq chosen Speaker
395
15
411
ུས
413
Edward proclaimed KingHis Murder in the Tower
415
1200
421
Feb 4
423
428
427
Oct 13
429
June 20
431
August 22
571
580
579
April 1
583
A Parliament held at Winchester
587
61
597
600
599
Elizabeth
603
606
611
Feb 12
629
Nov 7
631
Debate on the Act for restoring the SupremacySpeeches
643
May 15
645
The Parliament meet again after several ProrogationsProceed
659
April 30
699
A Committee of both Houses appointed to petition the Queen
707
Debate in the Commons on the Abuses in Religion c
723
Debate on the SubsidySpeeches of Mr Bell Mr Popham
735
Proceedings in a Case of Bribery
765
May 8 A Parliament held at WestminsterThe Lord Keeper Bacons
781
Jan 16 The same Parliament meet again after 24 ProrogationsNames
811
834
847
31
849
Nov 9
853
Oct 24
893
89
895
906
905
93
931
The Speaker acquaints the House by the Queens Order that
933
Bill to repress Common SolicitorsMr Heywood Townshend 918
941
The King summons a Parliament to Northampton Steals away
955
63
957
April 23
1007
66
1033
The King explains some Doubts in his former Speech
1071
1096
1095
The Lord Treasurer acquaints the Lords with the Murder
1121
Dec 81
1147
Peport concerning Protestation upon Honour
1203
ne 15 An Assembly of the King and the Barons at Runny Mead The
1215
Report from the Committee on Grievances
1217
Lord Bacons Submission to the Lords
1235
May 3
1255
71
1273
June 1
1285
Jan 12 The King calls a Parliament to Lincoln Speech of Roger
1301
Dec 1
1325
April 23 The King summons a Parliament to Westminster How advised
1343
The Debate continuedMr Wylde Mr Treasurer Mr Neale
1345
Debate on the Imprisonment of Sir T Shirley a Member
1347
Jan 21 The King meets his Parliament at Westminster The Lord Chan
1365
June 7
1367
Jan 27 Richard Prince of Wales holds a Parliament in the Kings stead
1377
Feb 12 A new Parliament meet at WestminsterA List of all the Peers
1379
April 5
1405
Jan 13
1425
Oct 17
1443
July 9 A Parliament held at WestminsterThe Lord Chancellors
1455
95
1485
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1489
97
1497
Revenue of James I
1505
Apr 12
1511

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