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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. 47^o∙    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.

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