ith the king relative to taxation, 42-47;
concurrence of both houses in legislation made necessary, 48;
distinction between statutes and ordinances, 49-52;
interference of parliament in matters of war and peace, 53, 54;
right to inquire into public abuses, 54;
increase of the power of the commons under Richard II., 58;
their protests against lavish expenditure, 59-61;
success of their demands for accounts, 61;
boldness of their remonstrances, 62-64;
they aid the duke of Lancaster, 65 _note_ t;
their charges against the earl of Suffolk, 67, 68;
submission of Richard to their demands, 69-71;
they come to an understanding with him, 73, 74;
they fall under his displeasure, 75;
servility of their submission, 76-78;
necessity for deposing Richard, 80;
cautious proceedings of parliament thereupon, 82, 83;
rights acquired by the commons during his reign, 83;
their constitutional advances under the house of Lancaster, 84;
their exclusive right of taxation, 84-86;
their right of granting and controlling supplies, 86;
and to make same depend in redress of grievances, 86, 87;
establishment of their legislative rights, 87-88;
falsification of their intentions how accomplished, 88-90;
their first petition in English, 90;
introduction of bills, public and private, 91, 92;
legislative divisions of king, lords, and commons, 92 _note_ h;
parliamentary interference with royal expenditure, 93;
limitations laid on Henry IV., 93, 94;
re-establishment of a good understanding with him, 95;
harmony between Henry V. and the parliament, 96;
parliamentary advice sought on public affairs, 97;
their right to impeach ministers, 98;
Henry VI.'s mode of evading Suffolk's impeachment, 99;
assertion of the privilege of parliament, 100;
cases of Lark and Clerke _ib._;
principles involved in Thorp's case, 101;
infringements on liberty of speech, 102;
privilege of originating money-bills, 103-106;
the three estates of the realm, 105 _note_ b;
course of proceeding on other bills, 106, 107;
instance of excess of privilege, 108;
contested elections and proceedings thereon, 109, 110;
county franchise, in whom vested, 111 and _note_;
representation of towns, 111, 112;
partial omission of boroughs, 113, 114 and _notes_;
reluctance of boroughs to send members, 115;
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