to cause to stand de Westminster primer Heights year  Edward the preface of  the statute of wonder these be the act of king Edward son to king Henry make  at Westminster at his first parliament general after his coronation on the  Monday of easter utas the three year of his reign by his Council and by the  assent of archbishop bishop abbot prior earl baron and all the commonalty of  the realm be thither summon because our lord the king have great zeal and  desire to redress the state of the realm in such thing as require amendment  for the common profit of holy church and of the realm and because the state of  the holy church have be evil keep and the prelate and religious person of the  land grieve many way and the people otherwise entreat than they ought to be  and the peace less keep and the law less use and the offender less punish than  they ought to be by reason whereof the people of the land fear the less to  offend the king have ordain and establish these act underwritten which he  intend to be necessary and profitable unto the whole realm these be the act  the preface of the statute of west Stabilimina or stay establishment or  assurance comuting of to make firm and that again a to stand of stand and just  may not only these chapter challenge that name but all other the statute name  in the reign of this king may be style by the name of establishment because  they be more constant stand and durable law then have be make ever since so as  king Edward the first who as sir William Herle chief justice of the court of  common plea that live in his time say to be Le rain sage roy and unques to be  may well be call our Justinian at his first parliament general so call because  all the law then make be general and that great and honourable assembly be not  entangle with private matter but with such only as be for the general good of  the common wealth for the end of this parliament be as hereafter in the  preface be express pour Le common profit de saint church God realm after his  coronation he begin his reign the day of November year  dom he then be in the  land of Palestine and after his return into England be crown the day of August  in the year of his reign and not the day of December in the year of his reign  as some have mistake as evident appear by this preface and by ancient record  hereafter remember on the Monday of easter utas that be in tomorrow  enclosed space Paschae or in tomorrow octabis Paschae which be all one in  English the morrow of the utas of easter it be call utas of huit which signify  eight videlicet the eight day after include easter day it self for one note  this parliament be summon to be hold at London in quindena of the purification  after his coronation and prorogue from thence until the morrow after the utas  of easter to be hold at Westminster and the number of eight be much respect in  the ancient law as among the law of king Edward the confessor pax king die how  to furnish with a garland be who die tenet eight indienatali domini die eight  in Paschate die eight in Pentecost die eight c now the eight day account the  feast day for one be enclosed space holiday that be the close up of the feast  for many purpose the three year of his reign this prove that he be crown in  year  for if he have be crown in year  of his reign then this parliament shall  have be hold in the year and this be prove by other matter of record but the  truth be that the day of December in year  of his reign he be not return into  England king worthy of respect in Christ father Roberto Cant archbishop all  England supremacy health because generale parliament nostrum quoth come  to bear before great man royal power to put forth to have London and quindenam  purification happiness mariae neighbor about to be a certain  that which is fixed de cause prorogavim usque in tomorrow enclosed space  Paschae neighbor sequen thou mandamus to ask quatenus the same parliament  ibidem in to the same place tomorrow enclosed space Paschae to place between  and to draw violently to order One come to bear before great man royal power  our men  de pain the same royal power hoc not at all to let go testae king at  Woodstock die of the tenth king in primo generali parliament his post  coronation to sew in tomorrow octabis Paschae year  royal power Himself de  will to sew Consiliarioorm of oneself council partnership royal power Himself  ibidem call together general consensus and honor God c to order statuit quoth  c king Edward to hold at first generale parliament suum post coronationemsuam  in tomorrow octabis Paschae year  royal power Himself by his Council this  prove that this king and other king before he have a privycouncil which appear  by the writ of parliament that parliament be ever summon to be hold de  advisamento council our men  of this see more in this first chapter by the  assent of archbishop bishop abbot prior earl baron and all the commonality of  the realm be thither summon here be a complete parliament for the make or  enact of law the king the lord spiritual and temporal and the Commons for if a  Act be make by the king and the lord spiritual and temporal or by the king and  the Commons this bind not for it be no Act of parliament for the parliament  concern make or enact of law consist of the king the lord spiritual and  temporal and the Commons and it be no Act of parliament unless it be make by  the king the lord and Commons and where it be say by all the commonalty all  the Commons of the realm be represent in parliament by the knight citizen and  burgess the purpose of this parliament be to redress the state of the church  and of the realm in those thing that needs amendment the end be twofold pur Le  common profit de saint church de son realm there be five thing that needs  amendment for that the state of the realm and of holy church which be ever  like hippocrates twin have be ill govern that the prelate and other man of the  church many way have be grieve and the people otherwise entreat then they  ought to have be the peace have not be well keep which be against a main maxim  of the law in the first place interest republic ut pax in royal power  to retain quaecunq paci verb. freq. provide to bend aside which maxim have be  repeat and affirm by authority of parliament that the law have not be put in  execution against another principle of the commonlaw nothing infra kingdom  to put under to greater extent keep safe in tranquilitate et  concurrence agreement how debt is owed law administration affirm also in  parliament offender seldom punish et impunity continuum disposition to assign  to fail for this statute say by reason whereof the people of the land fear  less to offend the remedy have two excellent quality which ought to be  inseparable to every Act of parliament videlicet to be profitable and  convenient here shall you see the effect of the writ of parliament as they be  at this day first the Writ be our de advisamento council our men  and this Act  say Le roy per son council the Writ be pro a certain steep place roll up pain  our position a defending regaeni our men  England concernentibus and it be  express in this Act and our signior Le roy and grand volunt desire deal estate  de son realm redresser en less choose you mestier be damendement Ceo pur Le  common profit de saint church de son realm pur Ceo and lestate de son realm de  saint church and estre malement guard c and here it be to be observe that this  noble and wise king Edward the first be content in a free and general  parliament to hear of the misgovernment of the state of the realm and of the  church and never seek to cover those irregular proceed either in his father  time or his own and think it shall be great honour for he to rip up these  grievous ulcer both in the church and common wealth and to cure they by  wholesome rule and law then to cover they lest it shall be vain fear they  shall reflect upon his father or his own misgovernment where in truth all the  salt fault shall rest upon great counsellor and officer and minister of  justice and other the king officer and minister and so it have fall out in  diverse other king time this preamble to all the statute be worthy of due and  deliberate consideration of this worthy king we have speak in other place this  we will add out of a approve author nemo in council there to make known in  eloquence to dry up in danger free from care in of good omen to be on one in  direction opposite to agree now this parliament hold at Westminster be call  Westminster the first for excellency