Description
Book SynopsisThis book brings together a selection of law suits brought by peers and members of the house of commons in the royal common law and equity courts at Westminster between 1377 and 1512, relating to themes such as parliamentary elections, the payment of parliamentary wages, and the evolution of the parliamentary privilege of freedom from arrest.
Trade Review"This is a valuable collection of documents, the standard of editing remorselessly high, and the editor, particularly in respect of wages cases, has left little for others to find." (
The Ricardian XX, 2010)
Table of ContentsPart I: Introduction: Covering subjects including the parliamentary privilege of freedom from arrest; parliamentary elections; payments of MPs’ wages; the process of statutory regulation of parliamentary affairs; the royal law courts and their procedures
Part II: The Texts:
Parallel Latin/Middle English/French – Modern English edition of
a) Suits relating to parliamentary privilege
b) Suits relating to parliamentary elections
c) Select suits relating to the payment of Members of Parliament
d) Miscellaneous suits
Part III: Appendices:
Calendar of suits relating to the payment of Members of Parliament
a) List of Peers and Members of the House of Commons mentioned in the texts
b) List of Parliaments 1376-151
