Excerpt from The Parliamentary or Constitutional History of England, Vol. 2: Being a Faithful Account of All the Most Remarkable Transactions in Parliament, From the Earliest Times, From the Accession of King Henry IV, to the Death Od King Henry VII

Firmer M. Makes a juil Re¿efiion on this Piece of ¿ow, which we (hall give in his own Words 38 m: o To proceed according to Cufiom, the Repacka tatives' mutt have been chofen anew. But did not think fit toruntherifqueofa lafs favour able Parliarnent than that which had fo heartily efpou red his Gaufe. He was contented, therefore, with impowering the fame Reprefentatives to make, with the Houfe of Lords, a new Parliament under his Authority. I {hall not venture'to decide, whether Proceeding was {omewhat irregular, or authorifed by any former Precedent. But, be that as it will, the fame Parliament met again on the glb of Ofte ber (g), as if called by the new King. 1 now proceed to quote from thority, which is the faithful Abridger of the Parlia lenmty Records themfelves, advertiling the Reader, tat, hoce now Dr Brady and Mr 'tyrrel are bath filent, vavold a Repetition of needlefs Notes, the Sub lace of Parliamentary Proceedings, in this and fome weeding Reigns, are 'wholely taken from Sir Robert Pam's Abridgment of them and, where any Matter admoed otherwil'e, the Authors {hall then be te 'd. T, it cannot be amifs in the Beginni of this Par intent, to give the Names of the Peers moned to y the fecond Writ, in henry'jname And as thele, h the Peers'cslled to the firlt, hand, in the Abridg te Pages, there is no Difference f the Kings and, in the former, put as Warden of the Cinque A 2. Ports.

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