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Membrane 24d. |
Jan. 2.
Westminster. |
To J. archbishop of Canterbury. Summons to a parliament
at Westminster on 12 February next, with the clause premunientes. |
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Like writs to J. cardinal archbishop of York, W. bishop of
Winchester, seventeen other bishops, and to the guardian of the
spirituality of the bishopric of London during the vacancy of that
see. |
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[Report on Dignity of a Peer, iv. p. 918.] |
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To the abbot of Peterborough. Summons to the said parliament. |
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Like writs to the abbot of St. John Colcestre, 23 other abbots,
and the prior of Coventre. |
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[Ibid.] |
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To Richard duke of York. Summons to the said parliament. |
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Like writs to three other dukes, Henry earl of Northumberland,
five other earls, John viscount Beaumond knight, James
Berkeley knight and 34 others, including Henry viscount
Bourghchier, all but the viscount and three others being
styled knight. After them are added, in another hand, William
Bourgchier lord Fitz Waryn and William Beauchamp lord St.
Amand, with the date May 22. |
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[Ibid.] |
Jan. 24.
Westminster. |
To Henry Bromflete knight, baron Vessy. Summons to the
said parliament; for the king's will is that he and the heirs
male of his body be barons Vessy. |
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[Ibid., p. 919.] |
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To John Fortescu knight. Summons to the said parliament. |
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Like writs to John Prisot and ten others, of whom one is styled
knight. |
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[Ibid.] |
Jan. 2.
Westminster. |
To the sheriff of Kent. Writ, reciting the statutes of 8
Henry VI and of the last parliament, the latter that knights of
the shire shall be notable knights thereof, or otherwise notable
esquires, and gentlemen born therein fit to be made knights,
and not of the degree of yeoman or of inferior degree, and
ordering him at the next county [court] to make proclamation
of the day and place aforesaid, and to cause two knights of the
shire girt with the sword, two citizens of every city and two
burgesses of every borough to be elected by those present at the
proclamation according to those statutes and another long ago
published, inserting their names, whether present or absent,
in indentures made between the sheriff and the electors, and
causing them to come to the parliament; and order to certify
such election in chancery at the day and place named under the
seals of the sheriff and the electors, sending again one part of
such indentures sewn to this writ. The king's will is that the
sheriff be not elected, nor any other sheriff. By K. |
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Like writs to singular the sheriffs throughout England. |
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[Ibid.] |
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Membrane 23d. |
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To the sheriffs of London. Like order, mutatis mutandis, for
election of four citizens. |
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Like writs to the following, mutatis mutandis: |
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The sheriffs of the city of York for election of two citizens. |
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The sheriffs of Norwich, two citizens. |
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The sheriffs of the city of Lincoln, two citizens. |
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The sheriff of Newcastle upon Tyne, two burgesses. |
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The sheriff of Kyngeston upon Hull, two burgesses. |
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The sheriff of the town of Suthampton, two burgesses. |
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[Ibid., p. 920.] |
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To the constable of Dovorre castle and warden of the Cinque
Ports or his lieutenant. Order for election of two barons of
every port. |
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[Ibid., p. 921.] |
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To the chancellor in the county palatine of Lancastre. Order
by writ under the seal of that county to command the sheriff
to make proclamation etc., and to cause knights of the shire,
citizens and burgesses etc. (as above); and order to certify etc.
The king's will is etc. (as above). |
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[Ibid.] |
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To the sheriff of Bristol. Order to make proclamation etc.,
and to cause two men to be elected as knights of the shire of
Bristol and burgesses of the town and borough by those present
etc. (as above) according to the liberties and quittances granted
to the burgesses by charters of former kings and confirmed by the
king, inserting etc. The king's will etc. (as above); as among
other such liberties it was granted that the town shall not be
charged to send to parliament but two men, as used to be done
before 8 August 47 Edward III, who shall therein be bound to
answer as knights of the shire and burgesses. |
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[Ibid.] |
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Richard abbot of the house and church of St. Nectan Hertland
and the convent to Nicholas Sturgeon precentor of the cathedral
church of St. Paul London. Grant indented for his life of a
yearly rent of 10l. to be taken of and in their manor of Hertland
co. Devon, and of 6s. 8d. to be of them levied in name of a pain
so often as that rent or any parcel thereof shall be three months
in arrear. Dated the chapter house, 27 July 26 Henry VI. |
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Memorandum of acknowledgment at Hertlond in the chapter
house of the abbey on Wednesday before St. Valentine this year
before John Giffard, by virtue of a dedimus potestatem which is
on the chancery file for this year. |
