"For redress of all grievances and for the amending, strengthening, and LONDON KEGAN PAUL, TRENCH & CO., 1, PATERNOSTER SQUARE Annual Parliaments declared the law and custom in Ed- The statutes of Edward III. neglected-Consequent loss of popular control over Government-Tendency to- wards despotic monarchy-James I. favours clôture- Intermission of Parliaments-Pym and the Parliament trace grievances to the non-observance of the statutes of Edward III.-The Scotch obtain a Triennial Act- Charles I. forced by the Long Parliament to grant a 24 |