Legislation: grant of taxation by the first estate

The lords of the holy church representing the estate of the clergy in this present parliament, for the eschewing of the great peril and inconveniences that they see appearing in this realm due to the issue discussed in the said parliament by our sovereign lord touching his passage outwith his realm in order to recover his right to Brittany while still of a young age, having no successor nor issue of his person, leaving his realm open, by appearance, to his old enemy England, for the very special affection they have for his person, and to induce him to remain at home in his [... ... ... ] his lieges in quiet and peace with our old enemies of England [... ... ...] generosity without coercion and taxation [... ... ...] and freedom of the holy church, to [... ... ...] of Brittany by the sending of [... ... ...] as pleases him for the putting [... ... ...] £2,000 to be raised [... ... ...] abbeys and other benefices [... ... ...] ordinaries with certain of the notaries [... ... ...] lands and churches and this [... ... ...] in manner and form [... ... ...] under the clerk's sign manual [... ... ...]

  1. NAS, PA2/1, f.91v. Back
  2. A large lacuna obliterates much of text. Back