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ye. Commons petition'd ye. K. yt. none of ye. Offices of State might be unclear by Clergymen, ye. K. answer'd he would do in yt. what seem'd best to him, by ye. advice of his Council.
But he soon after deletion did as they had ask'd /deletion addition unclear /addition, for ye. great Seal was taken from ye. Bish. of Winchester. ye. K. summon'd a Parlia. at Westminster in 1372. at which ye. Parlia. granted ye. K. a supply. deletion ye. K. summ unclear /deletion another deletion Parlia. /deletion in 1373. & in his Writs to ye. Sheriffs order if. yt. ye. most expert in feats of arms, & such as had ye. greatest skill in Shipping & Merchandizing, shou'd be chosen.
ye. Lds. & Commons granted ye. K. an aid of two fifteenths to be levied in two years, & if ye. war ended ye. first year, ye second fifteenths was not to be paid, but there was a proviso made yt no other charge or imposition should be laid during those two years. deletion ye. unclear yt. /deletion ye. whole might be spent in carrying on ye. War, & yt. none return to this Parlia. should be Collectors of ^ addition this /addition Tax. deletion unclear /deletion After this ye. Commons presented several Petitions ye. K. met a Parlia. at Westminster in 1376. when ye. Ld. Chancellor deletion said yt. /deletion addition declar'd /addition ye. reason of their meeting was, to advise about ye. government of ye. Km. for ye. defence of it by Sea & Land. & for ye. Maintenance of ye. war with France.
They granted ye. K. a father supply.
Commons represented to ye. K. & Lds. yt. it would be proper yt. ye. ^ addition K. /addition Council should be deletion unclear /deletion addition all men led with /addition ten or twelve ^ addition underline which shou'd consist of /underline /addition some Lds. Some Bish. addition deletion & yt. all things shou'd be unclear /deletion /addition & some others. deletion ye. K. agreed /deletion & yt. no business of importance should pass without ye. advice & consent of six or four of them. ye. K. agreed to it, provided. ye. Chancel. Treasu. & P. Seal. migh execute their offices. All ye. K. Officers were to swear to receive no gift, fees, or rewards except their Salaries, Liveries, & Travelling charges. ye. Commons protested against ye. conduct of ye. Ministers. addition + unclear the rest to support him if speedy Justice was done of them - /addition They then propos'd three points to be enquired into 1. yt. ye. Staple of Wool & c. had been by ye. advice of those
