who shall be elector of knight citizen and burgess how and when and of  election who shall be elector and who shall be choose and the time place and  manner of election and therein the duty of the sheriff you may read in the  positive law of Henry cap Henry cap Henry cap Henry cap Henry can Henry cap  Henry cap c which needs not here be particular rehearse no knight citizen or  burgess can sit in parliament before he have take the oath of supremacy vide  rot Claus Richard of the eighth month in Dors sir Thomas moreville elect one  of the knight for the county of Hertford ibidem James Berners choose to serve  in parliament and both of they discharge see the record no election can be  make of any knight of the shire but between and of the clock in the forenoon  but if the election be begin within that time and can be determine within  those hour the election may be make after for the election of the knight if  the party or the freeholder demand the Poll the sheriff can deny the scrutiny  for he can discern who be freeholder by the view and though the party will  wave the Poll yet the sheriff must proceed in the scrutiny if the king do new  incorporate a ancient borough which send burgess to the parliament and grant  that certain select burgess shall make election of the burgess of parliament  where all the burgess elect before this charter take not away the election of  the other burgess and so if a city c have power to make ordinance they can  make a ordinance that a less number shall elect burgess for the parliament  thenmade the election before for free election of member of the high court of  parliament be pro good public and not to be compare to other case of election  of mayor bailiff c of corporation c if one be due elect knight citizen or  burgess and the sheriff return another the return must be reform and amend by  the sheriff and he that be due elect must be insert for the election in these  case be the foundation and not the return by original grant or by custom a  select number of burgess may elect and bind the residue concern charter of  exemption the king can grant a charter of exemption to any man to be free from  election of knight citizen or burgess of the parliament as he may do of some  inferior office or place because the election of they ought to be free and his  attendance be for the service of the whole realm and for the benefit of the  king and his people and the whole common wealth have a interest therein and  therefore a charter of exemption that king Henry the six have make to the  citizen of York of exemption in that case be by Act of parliament enact and  declare to be void and though we find some precedent that lord of parliament  have sue out charter of exemption from their service in parliament yet those  charter be hold to be void for though they be not eligible as be aforesaid yet  their service in parliament be for the whole realm and for the benefit of the  king and his people of which service he can be exempt by any letter patent and  if he have to hurt phase or be extreme sick or the like these be good cause of  his excuse in not come but no cause of exemption for he may recover his memory  and health c so as the say precedent be grant de facto not de jure for if the  king can grant a charter of exemption from be of the grand assize in a Writ of  right or of a jury in a attaint for the mischief that may follow in those  private action a strong he can grant any exemption to a lord of parliament for  his service in parliament be public for the whole realm but if any lord of  parliament be so age impotent or sick as he can convenient without great  danger travel to the high court of parliament he may have licence of the king  under the great seal to be absent from the same during the continuance or  prorogation thereof but if the rehearsal be not true or if he recover his  health so as he become able to travel he must attend in parliament or without  any such licence obtain if he be so age impotent or sick as be aforesaid and  yet be amerce for his absence he may reasonable and honest excuse himself by  the statute of Richard after the precept of the sheriff direct to the city or  borough for make of election there ought secundum law experience parliament to  be give a convenient time for the day of the election and sufficient warning  give to the citizen or burgess that have voice that they may be present  otherwise the election be not good unless such as have voice do take notice of  themselves and be present at the election any election or voice give before  the precept be read and publish be void and of no force for the same elector  after the precept read and publish may make a new election and alter their  voice secundum law experience parliament thus much have we think good to set  down concern knight citizen and burgess because much time be spend in  parliament concern the right of election c which may more profitable be employ  pro good public now to treat more in particular as it have be much desire of  the law custom liberty and privilege of this court of parliament which be the  very heartstring of the common wealth whereof we have remember some and you  may see some few other example in the margin too long here to be rehearse will  take up a whole volume of it self certain it be as have be say that senate  parliament n'est not common with others law to take a stand all the justice of  England and baron of the exchequer be assitants to the lord to inform they of  the commonlaw and thereunto be call several by Writ neither do it belong to  they as have be say to judge of any law custom or privilege of parliament and  to say the truth the law custom liberty and privilege of parliament be better  to be learned out of the roll of parliament and other record and by precedent  and continual experience then can be express by any one man pen per vari  right of way for cattle law a trial fecit many men  much exercitamentis easily  how petty king to take wholly consultation in parliament for maintenance of  the navy in many parliament consultation have be have for the maintenance of  the navy of England and remedy provide against decay of the same as take one  example for many in the parliament hold in year  Edward the Commons among  their petition do affirm that the decay of the navy do arise by three cause  the decay of the navy first for that sundry man ship be seize for the king  long before they serve whereby the owner be drive at their charge to find  their mariner to their undo second for that merchant the nourisher of the navy  be oft restrain in their ship whereby mariner be drive to seek other trade and  live three for that the master of the king ship do take up master of other  ship as good as their self be whereby the most of those ship do lie still and  the mariner enforce to seek new live whereof they pray remedy to this petition  of right the king royal answer be that he will provide remedy the king navy  exceed all other the king navy exceed all other in the world for three thing  videlicet beauty strength and safety for beauty they be so many royal palace  for strength no part of the world have such iron and timber as England have so  many move castle and barbican and for safety they be the most defensive wall  of the realm among the ship of other nation they be like lion among silly  beast or falcon among fearful fowl in the reign of queen Elizabeth Ibeing then  acquaint with this business there be beside pinnace which so guard and regard  the navigation of the merchant as they have safe vent for their commodity and  trade and traffic flourish a worthy subject for parliament to take into  consideration and to provide remedy as often as needs shall require for  navigation see gentleman sapient Remp quasi ship to value to withhold who all  shades of dead  officioq to need c a leak in a ship be timely to be repair for  as it be in the natural body of man so it be in the politic body of the common  wealth non morbus in plerisqe say sickness neglect administration corpus kill  and thus much for consultation in parliament concern the navy of England see  the first part of the institute sect verb Veigne less burgess all parliament  and there have be since the Conquest about session of parliament whereof  diverse be not print of the burgess of parliament about session of parliament  since the conquest in peruse over the roll of parliament we find first diverse  act of parliament in print that be not of record in the roll of parliament  second many act of parliament that be in the roll of parliament and never yet  print three diverse clause omit in the print which be in the parliament roll  fourthly more in the print then in the record five many variances between the  print and the roll six statute repeal or disaffirmed and yet print c seven  whole parliament omit out of the print eighthly whole parliament repeal or a  great part and of every of these take some example for to handle all at large  will require a whole treatise which we have break the ice some good man and  lover of his country we hope will undertake to wade through to the first de  corrupted parts  judge as to the first these be in print and not of record  Edward the oath of the judge Edward cap concern the Alneger and Gascoigne wine  Edward cap touch silver vessel Edward cap of hawk Richard cap of news Vid r r  cap of feign gift r cap against maintenance Richard cap of error and attaint  Richard cap not of record Richard cap touch clothes Richard cap concern salmon  Richard cap touch pilgrim Richard cap concern the king castle and gaol Richard  can concern tin Richard cap of unlawful assembly Richard cap concern salmon  Henry cap touch employment c to the second as to the second these act of  parliament be of record and not in print a Edward the creation of the d of  Cornwall c by authority of parliament Richard nu concern justice of peace a  profitable law for they Richard nu concern the jurisdiction of the  Constable&Marshall r concern the legitimation of the child of John of gaunt d  of Lanc by kath Swinford Henry nu a Commission or Act of parliament for array  muster of man Henry nu clergy exempt from array and muster of man Henry nu  against bribery and brocage in great officer judge c Henry nu concern atorneys  c Henry nu that a queen of England dowager shall not contract her self or  marry without the king licence Henry nu concern fee of privy counsellor and  other head officer and very many other to the three as to the three in these  act of parliament diverse clause be omit out of the print which be in the  parliament roll Edward cap in the Act of purveyor c in the clause of the  penalty the steward treasurer and controller be express nam but omit in the  print Richard stat cap in confirmation of liberty c save the king regality be  omit Richard cap concern presentation of the king the last clause concern  ratification of the king be omit Richard cap touch provision Richard cap nu  concern regrator of wool high prince omit in the print Richard cap of malt  leave out Hertfordshire Henry cap nu concern inquest Henry can nu concern  justice of peace Henry cap nu concern provision Henry nu cap concern wooer  during the king will omit in the print to the four as to the four in these  there be more in the print then in the record Henry cap nu touch provision  Henry stat cap nu touch juror c to the five the five in these the print vary  from the record in some material thing general in all the statute make concern  provision or other the usurpation of the pope the bite and bitter word be  leave out in the print as to take a example or two way Edward in print cap and  in the roll nu c Richard cap in print roll nu c the bishop be lord chancellor  Richard nu the print mistake the beginning of the parliament videlicet Monday  after Luke for Friday Henry cap nu concern atorneys c a roll of parliament  entitle Edward where it shall be Edward Henry cap print as perpetual in some  book where they be to endure but until the next parliament to the six the six  statute pretend to be enact and after disaffirmed and yet print Richard cap  stat touch inquiry of heresy year  Richard nu disaffirmed by the Commons for  that they protest it be never their meaning to be justify and to bind  themselves and their successor to the prelate no more then their ancestor have  do before they Robert Braibroke bishop of London be then lord chancellor by  this and that which follow it appear how necessary it be in those day to have  some of the Commons to be as have be say at the engross of the parliament roll  as appear rot parliament year  Henry nu Henry nu c modus tenend parliament cap  Henry cap disavow by the Commons and yet the pretend Act print Henry cap  against preacher disavow the next parliament by the Commons for that they  never assent and yet the suppose Act print to the seven the seven whole  parliament omit out of the print wherein there be many notable thing to be  observe a Edward a parliament hold at Westminster September Dors Claus Edward  m year  Edward at London Edward at Westminster Edward ib bis Edward ib Edward  at Eborum Edward at Westminster Edward at Edward at Rippon postea at Eborum a  Edward a parliament hold at Westminster the Monday after the feast of S  Gregory year  Edward a parliament hold at York the day before the feast of S  Peter in bishop year  Edward at Westminster whereat the prince be create duke  of Cornwall c a Edward hold at Westminster in mich Edward at Westminster the  Monday next after the week in the amid of lend Edward a parliament hold at  Westminster the day after S Martin Edward at Westminster the Monday after the  invention of the cross Richard at Westminster the Friday after the Feast of S  mark c to the eight the eight whole parliament repeal and make void by  subsequent parliament Henry cap repeal Richard which hadrepealed the  parliament of Richard and revive the same by Henry cap.1.a parliament hold at  Coventry year  Henry be whole repeal rot par Edward nu a whole parliament hold  year  Henry readeptionis royal power Himself primo be repeal and reverse a  vide the parliament of Edward repeal rot parliament year  Edward nu for there  it be agree that the statute of Edward shall be utter repeal and lose the name  of a statute as contrary to the law and prerogative and for that some article  there make be reasonable it be agree that such article and other agree in this  parliament shall be make into a statute by the advice of the justice b history  sometime explain record of parliament bMany record of parliament can hardly be  understand unless you join thereunto the history of that time for example c  the cardinal of Winchester uncle of the king declare in open parliament that  he be in Flanders in his journey to Rome return back of his own will to purge  himself of a bruit that he shall be a traitor to the realm whereof no  accusation be against he he be easy purge by the duke of gloc protector by the  king commandment but add the history thereunto that the cardinal have certain  of the king jewel in gage mean to have they bring after he but these jewel be  arrest and stay at Sandwich by the king commandment and the bruit hereof come  to the cardinal care he be therewith exceed trouble for the recovery of they  return in post to the parliament now after he be purge of the bruit of suppose  treason touch the say jewel stay at Sandwich to the great hindrance of the  cardinal as he complain it be on a motion on his behalf order that the  cardinal shall pay to the king six thousand pound more for they and lend to  the king thirteen thousand pound which be do this appear in the same  parliament nu and for a conclusion hereof and of this chapter of the high  court of parliament it be to be remember that by the statute of Edward cap all  statute be repeal that be against magnacarta or Carta de forest see hereafter  cap how and in what manner parliament be hold in Scotland and cap how and what  manner parliament be hold in Ireland and how bill shall pass there never  before this time publish as we know parliament in Scotland in Ireland