Irish antiquarian researches. Vol. I. / By Sir William Betham.

  • William Betham
Date:
1826]-1827
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Credit: Irish antiquarian researches. Vol. I. / By Sir William Betham. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The Parliaments or Legislative Assemblies of Ireland were held with equal regularity, and the ancient constitution of land baronies continued there unaltered, when the Barons wars, during the reigns of John and Henry III. had totally changed the constitution of the Upper House of the Legislature of England by the introduction of personal honours; it appears by a record that in 1366, it had not then been the law or custom of Ireland to summon any one to Parlia- ment but those who held by baronial service. WALTERO l’ENFAUNT MILITE DE EXONERANDO.^ Rex. Thesaurario et baronibus de Scaccario sue Hibernie salutem. Supplicavit nobis, per petitionem suam justiciario, et aliis de consilio nostro, in terra nostra Hibernie, exhibitam, dilectus et fidelis noster, Walterus L’Enfaunt miles, ut cum ipse tanquam tenens per baroniam, pro eo quod non venit ad Parliamentum nostrum apud Dubliniam ultimo tentum ; prout per breve nostrum summonitus fuit, graviter amerciatus extiterit, prout per quandam inquisitionem, inde ad prosecutionem ipsius Walteri, super premissis, coram prefato justiciario nostro eaptam est compertum ; sibi amerciamentum predictum pardonare de gratia nostra dignaremus. Etquia, per prefatum justiciarium nos- trum, recordatum et testificatum existit, quod per inquisitionem predictam, ad petitionem et prosecu- * Rotulus Patens, 51, Edward III.
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