Charles I (a Presbyterian, r. 1625 – 1649) is forced to issue writes of election for his Fifth Parliament, because Members John Pym (a Puritan) and Francis Russell, Earl of Bedford (an Anglican) are threatening to reconvene the Fourth (a.k.a. Short) Parliament.
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Authority:
Magna Carta, Chapter 61
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References:
William Cobbett, Parliamentary History of England; From the Norman Conquest, in 1066 to the Year 1803, 36 volumes, (London: R. Bagshaw, 1806-20; New York AMS Press, 1966), 2:592.
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