A Brief Register Part 2, Part 2 · Section 4 · Subsection 31 – Subsection 32
Consimilia Brevia diriguntur Major…bus et Ballivis Civitatum et Burgorum subscriptorum sub eadem data, viz.
Majori & Ballivis de Norwich pro uno Cive.
Majori et Ballivis de Kingeston super Hull, pro uno Burgense.
Ballivis de Sancto Botho, pro uno Burgense.
Majori & Ballivis Bristoll, pro uno Burgense.
Majori & Ballivis de Villa Southampton, pro uno Burgense.
Majori & Ballivis Cicestr. pro uno Cive.
Ballivis Villae magnae Jernmutb, pro uno Burgense.
Majori & Ballivis Villae de Lenn: pro uno Burgense.
Majori & Ballivis Lincoln. pro uno Cive.
Rex dilecto & fideli suo Bartho. de Burghershe, Constabulario Castri sui Dovor, & Custodi Quinque Portuum suorum vel ejus … Tenenti, salutem. Quia pro magnis & urgentilus negotiis, &c. Vobis mandamus firmiter injungentes Quod de Quinque Portubus praedictis duos Barones de Provectoribus, discretioribus, & magis expertis Baronibus Portuum praedictorum eligi, & eos ad diem & locum venire faciatis. Ita quod iidem Barones plenam & sufficientem potest. pro se & commun. Portuum babeant ad tract and. consulend & consentiend biis quae tunc divina favente clementia de communi Consilio contiger it ordinari. Et ut homines ab ista occupatione Autumpnalibus quo minus possumus retrabamus duos tantum Barones de Portubus prae dictis ad dictum Consilium mittend. habere volumus, ista vic. Nos de die receptionis praesentium, per & quem vobis dilatae fuerint certificantes tunc ibid. Test. ut supra.
In these Writs there are these several things remarkable.
1. The occasions of them, Pro magnis & urgentibus negotiis & novis subitis ad nos perlatis, nos & statum, ac jura Regni nostri Angliae, summe concernentibus, super quibus festinum & providum oportet exhiberi remedium, as the Writ to the *Part 1. p. 57.Arch-bishop recites, and the ut supra in these writs refers to.
2ly. The title given to this Convention, not Parliamentum, but Consilium, as the latter clauses of these writs: ad dictum Consilium, and the marginal Note in the Roll, summonitio Consilii import.
3ly. The persons summoned to it, namely, the Arch-bishops, Bishops, one Prior, one Abbot, the Earls, and temporal Lords and Barons, the Kings Justices and Counsil, as well of the Clergy as Laity: but one Knight only, and no more out of every Shire for the whole Shire, 2 Citizens out of London only, but one Citizen and Burgesse alone out of every other Citie and Borough, and 2 Barons, but no more out of all the Cinque-ports.
4ly. The extraordinary qualification of the Knights, Citizens, Burgesses, and Barons to be elected, who are limited to be de provectioribus, discretioribus, & magis expertis Militibus, Civibus, Burgensibus & Baronibus.
5ly. The reason rendered why one only in each of these was at this time prescribed to be elected, and no more, was, ut homines ab ista occupatione autumpnalibus quo minus possumus retrabamus.
6ly. The clause of the plenary and sufficient power they were to have for themselves, and the Commonaltyes who elected them, ad tractand. consulend. & consentiend. hiis quae tunc divina favente clementia de communi consilio contigerit ordinari super negotiis ante dictis, varyes from former clauses.
7ly. The Certificate required from all to whom these writs issued, Nos de die acceptionis praesentium, & per quem tibi dilatae fuerint certificans tunc ibidem; not usual in other writs.
8ly. That writs issued to Sheriffs, only to choose one Knight, but not to elect any Citizen or Burgess within their Counties, the writs for their elections now issuing to the Maiors, Sheriffs, Bayliffs of each City and Borough, not to the Sheriffs.
There are other forms of Writs somewhat like unto these last recited, thus registred in Claus. 21 E. 3. m. 12. dors. not unworthy special observation, issued to Sheriffs of Counties, Mayors, Sheriffs, Bayliffs' of Corporations & Cities, which I shall present you with.
Rex Vic. Lanc. salutem. Quia pro magnis & urgentibus negotiis, Nos & statum Regni nostri Angliae concernentibus, cum Prelatis, Magnatibus, Proceribus, & aliis fildelibus dicti Regni nostri apud Westm. die Lunae prox. post festum sancti Mathaei Apostoli prox. futur. Colloquium habere volumus & tractatum. Tibi pr…imus firmites injungentes, quod unum Militem gladio Cinctum de discretioribus & magis expertis Militibus Com praedicti, de assensu ejusdem Comitatus, sine dilastone eligi, & eum ad dtem & locum praedictos venire facias. Ita quod idem Miles pro se & pro communitate Com. praedicti plen…n & sufficientem petestatem habeat ad tractand. consulend & consentiend. hiis quae tunc divina favente clementia, contigerit ordinari super negotiis antedictis, & hoc nullatenus omittatisi Teste ut supra.
Eodem modo mandatum est singulla Vicecomitibus per Angliam sub eadem data.
Rex dilecto & fideli suo Bartho. de Burghersh. Constabulario Castri sui Dov. &c. vobis mandamus, &c. quod de quolibet Portuum praedictorum unum Baronem de discretionibus & magis expertis Baronibus Portuum eorundem eligi, &c. Ita quod iidem Barones plenam & sufficientem potestatem pro se & communitate Portuum praedictorum habeant ad tractand. &c. ut supra.
Rex Majori & Vicecomitibus London, &c. ut supra. Quod duos Cives de provectioribus & discretioribus & magis expertis Civibus Civitatis predictae, de assensu ejusdem Civitatis sine dilatione eligi, &c. Ita quod lidem Cives pro se, &c. & hoc nullatenus omittatis.