worthy) to a thousand markes liuyng by yeare, where the learned and worthy can hardly obteine xx. markes, whereby learnyng decayeth.

MarginaliaThe treasure of the Realme conueied away by the popes meanes tit. 97. 4. That Aliens (enemies to this land) who neuer saw ne care not to see their parishioners, haue those liuyngs wherby they despise Gods seruice, and conuey away the treasure and are worse then Iewes or Sarasens.

5. Also it was put vp in the sayd Bill to be cōsidered, that the lawes of the Church, would such liuyngs to be bestowed for charitie, onely without prayeng or payeng

6. That reason would that liuynges geuen of deuotion, should be bestowed in hospitalitie.

7. That God had committed his sheepe to the Pope, to be pastured and not shoren or shauen.

MarginaliaThe pope geueth example to sel benefices. tit. 99. 8. That lay patrones perceauyng the couetousnes and simony of the pope, do therby learne to sell their benefices to beastes, none otherwise thē Christ was sold to the Iewes.

MarginaliaInestimable that the pope hath here out of England. tit. 100. 9. That there is none so rich a prince in Christendome, that hath the fourth part of so much treasure, as the Pope hath out of this Realme, for churches most sinefully.

10. Ouer and besides in the sayd Bill, repetyng agayne the tenderyng zeale, for the honor of the Church: was declared & particularly named, all the plagues which haue iustly fallen vpon this Realme, for sufferyng the same Church to be so defaced, with declaratiō that it will dayly encrease without redresse.

MarginaliaReseruation of the church of England desired in the Parliamēt. tit 111. 11. Wherupon, with much persuasion this was desired, to helpe to reedifie the same: and the rather for that, this was the yeare of Iubiley, the fifty yeare of the kynges reigne the yeare of ioy and gladnes, then the which there could be no greater.

12. The meanes how to begyn this, was to write two letters to the Pope: the one in Latin vnder the Kynges seale, the other in French vnder the seales of the nobles, importyng their particularities, & requiryng redresse, of the which letter of the Lordes, mention was made, and the copy therof drawne out of French, pag. 388.

MarginaliaActes made for no money to be transported. tit. 103. 13. And for a further accomplishment hereof to enact, that no money were caryed forth of the Realme by letter of Lūbardy or otherwise, on payne of forfaiture & imprisonment, and to enact the articles hereafter ensuyng.

14. The kyng hath heretofore by statute prouided sufficiēt remedy, and otherwise pursueth the same with the holy father the Pope, and so myndeth to do from time to tyme, vntill he hath obteined as well for the matters before, as for the articles ensuyng beyng in maner all one.

MarginaliaAgaynst the Popes lyger spies & collectors tit. 104 15. That the popes collector & other straūgers the kings enemyes, and onely lyger Spies for English dignities, and disclosing of the secretes of the realme, may be touched.

MarginaliaThe popes collection what it commeth to. tit. 105. 16. That the same collector beyng also receauour of the Popes pence, keepeth a house in London with Clerkes and officers therto, as it were one of the kynges solēne courtes, transportyng yearely to the Pope xx. M. markes and most commonly more.

MarginaliaThe best dignities in England, in the Cardinals. tit. 106. 17. That Cardinals & other Aliens remaining at Rome, wherof one Cardinall is Deane of Yorke, an other of Salisbury, an other of Lyncolne, an other Archdeacon of Canterbury an other Archdeacon of Duresme, an other Archdeacon of Suffolke, an other Archdeacon of Yorke, an other prebendary of Thame and Nassington, an other prebēdary of Buckes in the Church of Yorke: Haue diuers of the best dignities in Englād, and haue sent ouer to them yearely. xx. thousand markes ouer and aboue that which English brokers lying there, haue.

MarginaliaThe Pope maintaineth the kinges enemies with the kinges money. tit. 207 18. That the Pope (to raunsome the Frenchmen the kynges enemyes, who defend Lumbardy from him) doth alwayes at his pleasure leuy a subsidy of the whole Clergy of England.

MarginaliaThe popes practise in England to make money. tit. 108. 19. That the Pope for more gayne maketh sundry translations of all the Byshoprickes and other dignities within the Realme.

20. That the popes collector hath this yeare taken to his vse the first fruites of all benefices, by collation or prouisiō.

MarginaliaThe law of premunire to be renued. 21. To renue all the statutes agaynst prouisors frō Rome, sith that the Pope reserueth all the benefices of the world for his own proper gift, and hath this yeare created xij. new Cardinals, so as now there are thirty, where was wont to be but xij. and all those Cardinals, except two or three, are the kynges enemyes.

MarginaliaAgainst the popes vsurpatiō. tit. 112. 22. That the Pope in tyme, will geue the temporall manors of those dignities to the kyngs enemyes, sith he so dayly vsurpeth vpon the Realme, and the kynges regalities.

23. That all houses and corporations of Religiō, who vnto the kynges raigne now had free election of their heades, now the Pope hath encroched the same to himselfe.

24. That in all legacies from the Pope, whatsoeuer: the MarginaliaEnglish money paith the popes legacies, tit. 113. English clergie beareth the charge of the legates, and all for the goodnes of our money.

MarginaliaNo good money in the realme for the pope & Card. tit. 114. 25. And so it appeareth, that if the money of the realme were as plentifull as euer it was: the Collectors aforesayd, wyth the Proctors of Cardinals, would soone conuey the same.

MarginaliaThe popes collector or proctor driuen out of the realme. tit. 115. 26 For remedye hereof it may be prouided, that no such Collector or Proctor do remayne in England, on payne of lyfe and member. And that no Englishe man on the like payne, become any such Collector or Proctor, or remaine at Rome.

MarginaliaThe popes collector to be examined. 27. For better information hereof, and namely touchyng the Popes Collector, for that the whole clergie beyng obedient to hym, dare not displease hym: It were good, that syr Iohn Strensale, parson of S. Botulphes in Holborne, may be sent to come before the Lordes and commons of thys parliament. Who being straightly charged, can declare much more, for that he serued the same Collector in house fiue yeares.

MarginaliaEnglish men good asses. ¶ And thus much of this byll touching the popes matters, wherby it may appeare, not to be for nought that hath bene vpon vs reported by the Italians & other straūgers, which vsed to call English men good Asses: for they beare all burdens that be layd vpon them.

MarginaliaOrder taken in London agaynst vsury tit. 158. Item, in the sayd Parliament it was prouided also, that such order as is made in London agaynst the horrible vice of Vsury, may be obserued throughout the whole realme.

MarginaliaComplaint against the B. of Yorke & his officers for their excessiue taking for their admissions. tit. 171. The commons of the dioces of Yorke complayne of the outragious taking of the Bishop and hys Clarkes, for admission of priestes to their benefices.

To these recordes of the parliament aboue prefixed of þ^e 50. yeare of thys kyng Edward: we will adioyne also other notes, collected out of the parliament, in the yeare next following, which was 51. and last yeare of this kinges lyfe and raigne. an. 1377. the 27. of Ianuary:MarginaliaEx Archiuis Reg. Edouar. 3. an. regni. 51. tit. 36.
Agaynst the popes prouisiōs from Rome, an reg. 51. tit. 36 Although in the printed booke, these statutes are said to be made at the parliament holden, as aboue, in the 50. yeare which is much mistaken, and ought to be referred to the 51. yeare, as by the recordes of the sayd yeare, manifestly doth appeare.

In which Parliament, the Byshop of S. Dauids beyng Lord Chauncelour, making a long oration, taking his theame out of S. Paule: Libenter suffertis insipientes. &c. MarginaliaThe effect of the Chauncelors Oration. Declaryng in the sayd Oration many thynges, as first,in shewyng the ioyfull newes of the old kinges recouery: then declaring the loue of God toward the kyng and realme, in chastising hym wyth sickenes: Afterwarde shewyng the blessing of God vpon the kyng, in seeyng hys childrēs children: Thē by a similitude of the head and members, exhortyng the people as members to conforme themselues to the goodnes of the head. Lastly, he turned his matter to the Lordes and the rest, declaring the cause of that assembly: that for somuch as the French Kyng had allyed hymselfe wyth the Spanyardes and Scottes the kynges enemyes, which had prepared great powers cōspiring to blot out the English tongue & name: the kyng therfore was willing to haue therin their faithfull counsaile.

MarginaliaThe cause of this parliament chiefly for the Popes vsurpatiō against the king. Thys beyng declared by the byshop: Sir Robert Ashton þ^e kynges Chamberlaine, declared that he was to moue them from the kyng, for the profite of the realme (the which wordes percase lay not in the Byshops mouth, for that it touched the pope) vz. By protestyng first, that the kyng was ready to do all that ought to be done for the pope. But for that diuers vsurpations were done by the Pope to the Kyng, hys Crowne and Realme, as by particular bylles in thys parliament should be shewed, he required of them to seeke redresse.

MarginaliaAgainst the popes prouisiōs frō Rome. an. reg 51. tit. 35. In this present parliamēt petition was made by the cōmons, that all prouisors of things from Rome, and their ministers, should be out of the kynges protection.

MarginaliaThe kinges answere.

Wherunto the kyng aunswered, that the Pope had promysed redresse, which if he did not, the lawes then should stand.

MarginaliaAgainst the pope his dispensatiōs tit. 62.

It was also in that Parliament required, that euery person of what sex soeuer, y professed of any religion, continuyng, the habite of xv. yeares, may vpon the triall of the same in any of the kyngs courtes, be in law vtterly forbarred of all inheritaunce, albeit he haue dispensation from the Pope. Agaynst which dispensation, is the chief grudge. Wherunto the kyng and Lordes answered, saying that they would prouide.

Item, in the sayd Parliament was propounded, that the statute of prouisors made at any time may be executed, and that remedy may be had agaynst such Cardinals, as haue within the prouinces of Canterbury and Yorke,