Parliament 1558-1603 Flashcards
LOA = moslty effecitve, only united in oppostion to monopies. otherwise contention is weak and isolated
Religion
January 1559 =Elizabeths 1st settlement opposed by 17bishops/18lay
April 24th 1559=Elizabeths religious settlment. Passed 18 votes to 21
January 22, 1563= parliament attempt to remove catholic idelas, oppose 49 articles eg] article 27 allows signs of cross in baptism, parker prevents it
May 24, 1571 =Strickland’s bill – wants to reform prayer and remove wedding rings
July 10, 1572 =Field and wilcox relase the admonition to the parliament, want an calivinst model, new prayer book and no heriechay, young influential puritans —— sent to a year in newdiagate prison
3 articles =February 25, 1583
3 articles must Follow prayer book, elizabeths authority, and settlement – over 400 clergy sacked
1586 – Anthony cope aims to introduce Genevan prayer book, supported by 4 others
1593 - bill aiming to treat Catholics and Puritans harsher was resisted. The Catholic part was passed, but MPs (Walter Rayleigh) opposed harsher laws on Puritan
Whitgift act against seditious secrataries =May 24, 1593
Funding war/taxtation
Parliament partially fund the war (£480000 in 1589, however the war had cost £1 million up to that date – costs over 126000 – 1/2 yearly income
1588 - borrowed £75 000 from wealthy subjects.
1588 – forcibly borrows 56000 of city of London at 10% p/a
1593 -have spent 7 million - Cecil claimed 300,000 was needed.
Raleigh argued that any tax increase show not fall on the poorest, however he was ignored and taxes went up again.
Bacon opposes – nobility must sell gold, Raleigh opposes as causes poverty
1600- Elizabeth forced to sell £200 000 of crown lands
Economics (monopolies)
July 28, 1597- Robert Wingfield – writes ‘sundry enormities and monopolies and the abuse of them’ – issue as cause inflation
Elizbeth employs this as a chance to appear gracious, removes few but adds more
1601 – Treasurer Buckhurst – petition against monopolies, holders ‘blood suckers’
30th November 1601 – Golden speech removes main ones, much beloved
Finances not that bad compared against the Spanish. Charles V had a debt of 36 million Ducats.
Purveyance
Purveyance (the right for Elizabeth to buy certain goods, like horses, for below the market rate). 1593 MP’s voted to give Elizabeth generous taxes
In return they wanted Elizabeth to reform the system of purveyance. Cecil told the MP’s this was a part of Elizabeth’s prerogative, but Elizabeth agreed to look in to it, some reform to appease
Succession/marriage
1559-1560 – she has smallpox- petition
1566 - Robert bell makes a peition
Febuary 8th 1576 - Wentworth, need to marry and name heir
eval – tacitcal, does not commit. he is arrested, idea of cult of gloriana . Arrester under treason act of November 21st 1571
1576 - courts alecon. Catholic and 23 years younger
1579 - Publishes discoverie of a gaping gulf - stubbs hand cut of november 3rd 1579
Overview
Only calls parliment 13 times
Had sat 28 times in past 45 years
increases mps in areas on influence
400-465
Core problem is attendacne 1601=44% attend
Religous/economic oppositon is not united. Only time united is over monoplies
