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 XX COMPLETE PEERAGE J. H. Round points out that Bishop " Stubbs writing in 1875 declared there to be no valid writs between 1264 and 1295, so the production (in 1877) of 1283 [as valid] was a revolution, " and that Sir Thomas Hardy, who became head of the Record Office, stated in evidence (1841) that there were no writs of summons to Parliament between 1264 and 1295 {'Peerage and 'Pedigree, vol. i, p. 254). He further observes that Sir H. Nicolas had previously (1825) stated the writs of 1294 to be "the earliest on record excepting that of 1264 " proving that he also ignored the writs of 1283. PARLIAMENTS OF 1290 In this year two Parliaments were held, one after the Feast of St. Hilary, and another after Easter [2 Apr.]. As to the first of these, there are no writs of summons thereto on record. It appears, however, from an entry in the proceedings, that Edmund, Earl of Cornwall, had come to that Parliament " ad mandatum domini Regis : " presumably, therefore, a writ had been issued to him for that purpose, and so to others. As to the second Parliament, no writs to Earls or Barons are in evidence: (") but, there is a memorandum stating that, "in crastino S. Trinitatis anno xviij [?'. e. 29 May 1290], " a grant was made to the King, in full Parliament, of an Aid to marry his daughter, by certain persons named, who, besides five Bishops and the Elect of Ely, were as follows : — Edmundus frater domini Regis Humfridus de Bohun Comes Willelmus de Valenc' Comes Hereford et Essex' Penebrock Robertus de Tipetot Gilbertus de Clare Comes Glouc' Reginaldus de Grey et Hertford Johannes de Hastinges Johannes deWarenn' Comes Surr' Johannes de Sancto Johanne Henricus de Lacy Comes Line' Ricardus filius Johannis C) There are, however, writs enrolled {Close Roll, 18 Edw. I, m. gd), dated 14 June, to the Sheriffs of counties, directing them each to elect duos vel tres knights of the shire to be at Westminster " a die Sancti Johannis Baptiste proximo futuro in tres septimanas ad ultimum " _'i. e. before 15 July, some time after Parliament met] "ad consulendum et consentiendum pro se et communitate ilia [comitatus] hiis que comites barones et proceres predicti tunc duxerint concordandum. " No writs are known to have been issued to the authorities of any town.