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Freedom from arrest of lords coming to parliament, and their servants. Servant of the Prior of the Hospital to be released.
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LXXX. Also at the request of the Commons. That whereas by the laudable custom usage and privilege used beyond a time to which any memory runs, that all the lords of the Parliament of our sovereign lord the King in this his land of Ireland, and their ministers and servants, coming with them to the said Parliament, ought to have free coming and free going to the said Parliament, without any vexation to them or any of them done, or being arrested by writ or bill or plaint in any manner of Court. Notwithstanding the said laudable custom, John Mastock of Kilmainham, yeoman, man and servant to Sir James Ketyng, knight, prior of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem in Ireland, one of the lords of the Parliaments and Great Councils of our lord the King in this his land of Ireland, which John was coming with the said Prior to this present Parliament, as man and servant to him, and was taken by the Sheriff of the county of Dublin, by colour of several writs, at the suit of several divers persons, as well out of his Common Place as out of his Exchequer in Ireland, and was committed to the custody of the Marshal of the Common Place and still there remains in custody, contrary to the said laudable custom. Whereupon the premises considered: It is enacted established and ordained by authority of the said Parliament, that the said John be cleared as far as his enlargement, the said writs or pursuit or any of the said person or persons notwithstanding. Saving to every man his action, and also the costs of those who have sued the smits in judgements to be rendered hereafter.
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