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| − | obtain'd leave | + | obtain'd leave to Send two persons to represent them; |
| + | property by various methods being split, gave rise | ||
| + | to the distinction between greater & lesser Barons, | ||
| + | the former were those that kept their old | ||
| + | extensive fiefs, the other the new & less powerful | ||
| + | Vassals of the Crown, they both were bound to the | ||
| + | same feudal services, & consequently to personal | ||
| + | attendance in Parliament; their is nothing more | ||
| + | remarkable than the pairs the leser Barons | ||
| + | took to deny their being forc'd to assist in Parliament, | ||
| + | & the Towns to obtain Charters exempting them | ||
| + | from sending Representatives. | ||
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| + | [[note]] t anno 1427. [[/note]] In the Reign of James I. the Lesser Barons | ||
| + | obtain'd a Statue exempting them from personal | ||
| + | attendance in Parliament, on condition they sent | ||
| + | a certain number of Representatives for each County; | ||
| + | the Parliament was compos'd only of Lords Spiritual, & | ||
| + | Temporal, of Knights of the Shires, & of | ||
| + | Bargesoes | ||
Latest revision as of 19:45, 16 July 2018
11. obtain'd leave to Send two persons to represent them; property by various methods being split, gave rise to the distinction between greater & lesser Barons, the former were those that kept their old extensive fiefs, the other the new & less powerful Vassals of the Crown, they both were bound to the same feudal services, & consequently to personal attendance in Parliament; their is nothing more remarkable than the pairs the leser Barons took to deny their being forc'd to assist in Parliament, & the Towns to obtain Charters exempting them from sending Representatives.
note t anno 1427. /note In the Reign of James I. the Lesser Barons obtain'd a Statue exempting them from personal attendance in Parliament, on condition they sent a certain number of Representatives for each County; the Parliament was compos'd only of Lords Spiritual, & Temporal, of Knights of the Shires, & of Bargesoes
