justices and learned council, That it was no breach of the privilege, 6 Decemb. 1 & 2 Phil. & Mar.

Stroode, burgess, intending to exhibit bills in parliament, for abuses in the court of Stannaries, was there, by means of one Turse, an under-steward, presented and taken, for certain sums that were laid upon him; and thereupon this act, 4 H. VIII. cap. 8, was made, viz.

All suits, accusations, condemnations, executions, fines, amercements, punishments, corrections, charges, and impositions, put or had, or hereafter to be put or had unto, to, or upon the said Richard Stroode, and to every other of the persons, that now be of this present parliament, or that of any parliament hereafter shall be, for any bill, speaking, reasoning, or declaring of any matter or matters concerning the parliament to be commanded, or treated of, shall be utterly void, and of none effect.

CHAP. XV.

The Bill of Subsidy.

THE manner is, when a subsidy is granted, to carry it alone, and the pardon to the King, leaving the rest of the bills in the chamber; and this is done to prepare the royal assent to the rest, and to present the subsidy.

The bill of subsidy is offered by the commons only; for the lords, besides the common usage for other bills, do send it to the house again, after that they have thrice read it, and there it remaineth to be carried by the speaker, when he shall present it, 18 Mar. 25. Elis.

After motion made for a subsidy, the device and dealing therein is committed to divers, who agree upon articles, which they do bring in to be ordered by the house: That Mr. attorney-general shall draw it into form of an act; which done, it hath three readings, and so passeth all other bills; only the considerations in the preamble are penned by some committees, whereof some are always of the privy

council.

CHAP. XVI.

Subsidies of the Clergy.

The confirmation of the subsidy, granted by the clergy, passed to the question upon the first reading thereof, 4 Mart, 23 Elisabeth.

CHAP. XVII.

The general Pardon.

It is sent to the house, signed with the King's hand, and being once read, it is demanded, if they be contented to accept it, and so passeth to the question, 18 Mart. 25 Elisabeth.

CHAP. XVIII.

The Presence of the King, AL

IF he come not the first day of the parliament, then must there be an adjournment until another day, by letters patents, for otherwise all is dissolved.

If he come in the end of the parliament, then it may be prorogued by his word only uttered by the lord-keeper, or chancellor.

CHAP. XIX.

The Royal Assent to Bills passed both the Houses.

THE royal assent is commonly in person yielded by the words of the King uttered by the clerk of the crown, in French, thus, viz.

To all bills generally to be enacted Le Roy le veut.

To private bills, Soit fait come c'est desirè.

To those that shall not pass, Le Roy se advisera.

To the grants of subsidy, Le Roy renda grand mercies; and according to the variety they are indorsed also.

But the royal assent may be by letters patents in his absence.

CHAP. XX.

The Attendance of the Warden of the Fleet.

IT was ordered, That the speaker, in the name of the house, should command the warden of the Fleet, which is a minister of this house, that two of his servants should attend at the stair-head, by the door of the lower house, to repress, and apprehend lacquies, and servants, and to bring them to the house, 2 Februarii, 23 Elis.

END OF VOL IV.