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ye. Commons beg'd to know, who ye. K. intended to be ye. Chief Officers of State of ye. K--m.

He answer'd yt. he had a sufficient number at yt. time, & would change when he chose it.

In 1386. a Parlia. met at Westm. deletion where it was said yt. ye. K. was resolv'd to go & attack his Enemies abroad, as thinking it would be cheaper for ye. Nation, than if he should stay & defend them. /deletion

ye. two Houses join'd together deletion & sent /deletion addition in /addition an Address to ye. K. at Eltham deletion yt. /deletion addition for the removal of /addition ye. Chancellor ^ deletion ought to be /deletion addition & Treasurer /addition deletion remov'd from their offices, because they were not for ye. advantage of him & his K--m. /deletion

ye. K. was greatly deletion anger'd /deletion addition provok'd /addition at this message, & forbid them for ye. future ever to mention such things, & order'd them to proceed in ye. Business for which they had met, & rashly added yt. he would not ^ addition underline for them /underline /addition remove ye. meanest Scullion in his Kitchen.

ye. Lds & Commons return'd a joint answer yt. they deletion would /deletion neither ^ addition underline could nor would /underline /addition proceed in any Parlia. business, or dispatch any Article of it, till ye. K. should come & show himself in person, & remove ye. Chang. from his Office.

ye. K. deletion answer'd to this demand by saying yt. they should /deletion order'd forty Knights of ye. most substantial Commons, to come & declare ye. opinion of ye. rest to him.

ye. Parlia. sent ye. D. of Glocester & ye. Bish. of Ely to ^ deletion ye. K. /deletion addition him /addition at Eltham with a Remonstrance

It begun with wishing him success against his Enemies & deletion unclear /deletion addition ye. /addition strongest bonds of peace & love addition betwixt /addition deletion toward /deletion addition him & /addition his Subjects: deletion unclear /deletion addition yt. /addition ye. ancient Constitution had settl'd, yt. ye. K. ought to assemble ye. Lds, Nobles, & Commons once a year which is ye. highest court of ye. Realm, where deletion ought to be administer'd so justly /deletion the poor & rich ought equally ^ addition to /addition receive deletion unclear /deletion addition justice & /addition yt. all publick Grievances & errors ought to be redress'd deletion unclear /deletion yt. ye. State & Government of ye. K--m. deletion ought /deletion addition was /addition there to be prudently treated of; & it ought to be consider'd how ye. necessary unclear if ye. K. & Km. might with ye. greatest ease, deletion ye. publick wants unclear /deletion be supplied; yt. they ought to have deletion ye. unclear /deletion addition satisfaction /addition how their goods & fortunes were to be spent, as they were to support all public charges;