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345. Fall of Suffolk, p. 149. 346. Cade's rebellion, p. 155. 347.
Struggle of Somerset and York, p. 157. 348. First rising of the
Yorkists, p. 165. 349. First regency of the Duke of York, p. 168.
350. Besults of the battle of St. Alban's, p. 175. 351. Second
regency of York, p. j77. 352. SoleruleofHenryandMargaret,
p. 18o. 353. The war of Lancaster and York, p. 182. 354.
The claim of York to the crown, p. 190. 355. Accession of
Edward IV, p. 193. 356. Edward’s first Parliaments, p. 200.
357. Thecloseof tliç struggle, p. 203. 358. The struggle of the
Nevilles, p. 206. 359. Edward’s supremacy, p. 219. 360. Reign
of Edward V, p. 226. 361. Richard III, p. 231. 362. Fall of
Richard, p. 239. 363. The claim of the house of Lancaster to
the name of Constitutional Rulers, p. 240. 364. Parliamentaiy
theoιy under Lancaster, p. 243. 365. Fortescue’s scheme of
government, p. 247. 366. Practical illustration of constitutional
working, p. 253. 367. The council, p. 254. 368. The elections
to the House of Commons, p. 262. 369. Freedom of debate in the
House of Commons, p. 266. 370. Money grants, p. 270. 371.
Interference with the Royal household, p. 271. 372. Want of
governance, p. 275. 373. CaseforandaganisttheHouseofYork
as ruleɪs, p. 280.
CHAPTER XIX.
THE CLERGY, THE KING, AND THE POPE.
374. Problem of Church and State, p. 295. 375. Plan of the chapter,
p. 297. 376. The clerical estate or spiritualty, p. 298. 377∙
Relations between the Pope and the Crown, p. 299. 378. Ap-
pointment of Bishops, p. 303. 379. The pall, p. 305. 380.
Legations, p. 306. 381. Papal interference in election of bishops,
p. 310. 382. Electionsinthethirteenthcentury, p. 313. 383.
The pope’s claim to confer the temporalities, p. 315. 384. Papal
provisions, p. 319. 385. Legislationon provisions, p. 324. 386.
The compiomise on elections, p. 326. 387. Elections to abbacies,
p. 329. 388. The ecclesiastical assemblies, p. 330. 389. Eccle-
siastical Legislation; for the clergy by the clergy, p. 332.
390. By the clergy for ιhe laity, p. 335. 391. By parliament for
the clergy, p. 337. 392. Statute of provisors, p. 338. 393.
Statuteofpraemunire, p. 34x. 394, Legislationinparliamentfor
the national church, p. 343. 395. Ecclesiastical Taxation ; by
the pope, p. 346. 396. Taxation by convocation, p. 349. 397.
Attempt in Parliament to tax the clergy, p. 351. 398. Of the
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clergy to tax the laity, p. 352. 399. Ecclesiastical Judicatlre ;
of the king’s courts over the clergy, p. 352. 400. Ofthecourt
Christian ; in temporal matters, p. 356. 401. In disciplinary cases,
p∙ 357∙ 402. Over ecclesiastics, p. 359. 403. Appeals to Home,
p. 360. 404. Legislation against heresy, p. 365. 405. Social
importance of the clergy, p. 378. 406. Intellectual and moral in-
fluence of the clergy, p. 382.
CHAPTER XX.
Paiiliamentary antiquities.
407. Parliamentary usages, definite or obscure, p. 388. 408. Plan of
the chapter, p. 390. 409. Choice of the day for Parliament, p. 390.
410. Annual Parliaments, p. 393. 411. Length of notice before
holding Parliament, p. 394. 412. Choice of the place of session,
P∙ 395- 413. The Palace of Westminster, p. 396. 414. Parlia-
ments out of London, p. 399. 415. Share of the council in calling
a parliament, p. 401. 416. Issue and form of writs, p. 403. 417.
Writs of summons to the Lords, p. 404. 418. Writs of the justices,
p. 408. 419. Writs to the Sheriffs for elections, p. 410. 420.
County elections, p. 417. 421. Return on indenture, p. 421. 422.
Borough elections, p. 427. 423. Contested and disputed elections,
p. 435. 424. Manucaption and expenses, p. 439. 425. Meeting
Ofparliament and opening of the session, p. 440. 426. Separation
of the houses, p. 444. 427∙ HouseofLords, p. 446. 428. Ranks
of the peerage, p. 448. 429. Number of lords temporal, p. 457.
430. Number of lords spiritual, p. 458. 431. JusticesintheHouse
of Lords, p. 461. 432. Clerical proctors, p. 462. 433. Numbers
and distribution of seats in the House of Commons, p. 463. 434.
Clerks, p. 468. 435. The Speaker of the Commons, p. 47o∙ 436.
Business laid before the houses by the king, p. 473. 437∙ Supply
and account, p. 475. 438. Form of the grant, p. 476. 439∙ Pro-
ceeding in legislation, p. 477. 440. The Common petitions, p. 478.
441. Form ofstatutes, p. 481. 442. Details of procedure, p. 484.
443. Sir Thomas Smith’s description of a session, p. 484. 444.
Judicial power of the Lords, p. 494. 445. Prorogation, p. 498.
446. Dissolution, p. 499. 447. Writ of expenses, p. 501. 448.
Distinctions of right and privilege, p. 503∙ 449. Proxies of the
Lords, ρ. 505. 450. Right of protest, p. 507. 451. Freedom of
debate, p. 507. 452. Freedom from arrest, p. 512. 453. Privileges
°f peerage, p. 516.